(24 Sep 2009) SHOTLIST
QUALITY AS INCOMING
1. Plane taxiing on tarmac, bringing Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to G20 summit
2. Wide of officials awaiting Singh on tarmac, staircase going up to plane
3. Mid of top of plane stairs, Singh emerges and comes down stairs, greets officials, waves
4. Plane taxiing on tarmac, bringing Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to G20 summit
5. Mid of top of plane stairs, Lula emerges and comes down stairs, greets officials
6. Wide of plane taxiing on tarmac, bringing Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to G20 summit
7. Wide of plane, Fernandez disembarking
8. Mid of Fernandez comes down stairs, greets people
9. Fernandez gets in car
10. Plane, honour guard walking with Argentine and US flags
11. Wide of Air China plane taxiing, bringing Chinese President Hu Jintao to G20 summit
12. Mid shot of Chinese welcoming delegation approaching plane with banner
13. Chinese President Hu Jintao walks down steps of plane
14. Hu getting into limo
15. Limo driving away
16. Thai delegation gets off plane
17. Thai delegation gets into cars
18. Honour guard with US and Thai flags walks across
19. Wide shot Russian plane on tarmac, bringing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to G20 summit
20. Mid shot Russian President Dmitry Medvedev walks down steps
21. Medvedev walks to car gets in
22. Plane on tarmac, bringing Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende to G20, honour guard with US and Dutch flags, Balkenende comes down steps, greets people
23. Mid shot Balkenende (dark hair, pale blue tie) greeting officials
24. Wide shot Balkenende walks to car, gets in
25. Car carrying Balkenende drives away
STORYLINE
The leaders of the world's largest economies began arriving in Pittsburgh, in the US state of Pennsylvania, on Thursday, ahead of the beginning of the Group of 20 summit.
World leaders arrived throughout the day and headed into the city under heavy security.
The latest to arrive were Chinese President Hu Jintao, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, and Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende.
Earlier in the afternoon, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived, followed by Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
The two days of meetings in Pittsburgh are intended to work out a common approach to advance a fledgling economic recovery and prevent a recurrence of the recent global financial crisis.
The gathering, which follows G-20 meetings last November in Washington and this past April in London, includes older industrial powers, along with major fast-growing developing economies such as China, India and Brazil.
Issues on the agenda include capping bankers' bonuses, overhauling financial regulation and plotting a future course for sustainable growth.
The two-day "checkup" summit is aimed at making sure a fledgling global recovery remains on track while laying down tougher rules for global financial institutions.
The heads of the Group of 20 nations were meeting to review strategy for the third time since the worst global recession since the Great Depression struck with force a year ago.
The situation is not as dire as at the previous meetings last November in Washington and last April in London. But the global recovery remains fragile, with many big financial institutions still under strain.
Brown said he hoped the G-20 would agree on a new compact on jobs and growth, an idea that is being pushed by President Barack Obama.
US officials expect no binding, treaty-like language.
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