(18 Jul 2002)
1. US President George W Bush and Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski enter White House east room for news conference
2. Cutaway audience and journalists
3. SOUNDBITE: (Polish) Aleksander Kwasniewski, Polish President:
"We want a strong NATO, we want NATO to be ready to ensure security in Europe, as well as in the Euro-Atlantic theatre. We want a NATO that is going to be ready to respond to threats to the basic values of life, where ethnic cleansing or acts of terror are taking place."
4. Cutaway reporters
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"The new role for NATO is going to be to defend Europe against terrorist activity, and therefore NATO needs to change so that they can do a more effective job of defeating the enemy. Russia is not the enemy. The idea of Russian tanks storming across Europe is no longer the problem and therefore, cooperation on chasing down killers, even one-by-one, becomes more focused and more important in many ways. That's the nature of our relationship. I welcome Poland going into the EU, if that's what's the president and the country thinks is best."
6. Cutaway Polish journalists
7. SOUNDBITE: (Polish) Aleksander Kwasniewski, Polish President:
"Poland wants to become a member state of the European Union, and that's how we see our political and economic opportunity, and we hope that's going to come true the first of January, 2004. And I want to offer assurances that Poland, as a member state of the European Union, will be doing all it can, and is able to do, to improve the cooperation between the United States, Poland and Europe."
8. Cutaway reporters
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"The most immediate effect is when Russia looks west she sees Poland and realises there's no threat from Poland. Poland is a peaceful neighbour. Poland's at peace with all its neighbours, and that is a very important contribution to the stability of our relationship. If we were talking about NATO expansion, if Russia thought the neighbourhood was unsettled, it might create some issues, but Poland has provided a great source of stability in the neighbourhood and therefore Russia feels less threatened."
10. Cutaway Bush and Kwasniewski
11. Wide shot Bush entering dining room as crowd applauds
12. Mid shot Kwasniewski seated, listening to Bush, zoom in to close up
13. Wide shot Bush and Kwasniewski toasting on stage, camera follows Kwasniewski to seat
STORYLINE:
US President George W. Bush and Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski have agreed to continue the fight against threats to freedom and to boost military and economic cooperation between the two NATO allies.
At a news briefing in Washington on Wednesday, following talks between the two leaders, Bush announced that the United States would help Poland transform its military to meet NATO standards and encourage investment in the country.
The Bush administration has appreciated Kwasniewski's vocal support for US foreign policy, especially its war on terrorism.
Poland's position is seen as standing in contrast to other European countries and helped earn Kwasniewski the state visit.
For his part, Kwasniewski said Poland is committed to remaining part of Bush's anti-terrorism coalition as it moves into future phases of the war.
Another item on the agenda was Poland's forthcoming purchase of more than three (B) billion US dollars worth of combat planes - both European and US companies are vying to win the contract.
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