US President Bush meets Czech PM Mirek Topolanek

(27 Feb 2008)
1. Various of car arriving at West Wing of White House and Mirek Topolanek, Czech Prime Minister getting out of car
2. Wide shot of Oval Office meeting
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President: (with Georgian translation)
"In our discussions, I strongly respect the sovereignty of the government of the Czech Republic. Where they have concerns, of course we will listen. And so I want to thank you for that. And at the same time of course we discussed the very important research and development opportunities."
4. Close-up Czech Prime Minister
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President: (with Georgian translation)
"But he made it clear to me that the Czech Republic will be making decisions about who gets to come into their country and I fully understand that. And so there is a lot of discussion going on. These aren't easy agreements to put in place. But we feel optimistic that we will get this done. As the Prime Minister said we are down to a couple of words. What you probably want to know is the three words. I am not going to tell you. I'm-not-going-to-tell-you, that is five words to tell you I am not going to do the three.
(Reporter Question: How close are you sir?)
"Close. Three words is close. Started off with a blank page and now we are down to three words - but anyway - there is a will to get this done, for the sake of mutual security and for the sake of peace."
6. Pan shot of reporters in Oval Office
7. SOUNDBITE: (Czech) Mirek Topolanek, Czech Prime Minister: (taken from Czech translator at the meeting)
"Just to be more specific regarding these three words, or that outstanding issue. It actually relates to environmental protection and the standards that should be adopted. So we are actually looking for the standards which would be the strictest possible standards to be applied in terms of ensuring and guaranteeing environmental protection - but that is just a technical matter which is going to be resolved very soon."
UPSOUND DURING TRANSLATION: (English) George W. Bush, US President: "Making me look bad here."
8. Cutaway reporters
9. Close-up two men shaking hands
STORYLINE:
United States President George W. Bush said on Wednesday the US has not yet reached agreement with the Czech Republic to allow installation of a US missile-defence radar but that the two sides are close.
A radar facility in the Czech Republic is part of a plan that also calls for placing 10 missile interceptors in Poland.
The Bush administration says the programme is necessary to allow the United States and Europe to deal with a potential threat from Iran or other potential foes.
Russia is fiercely opposed to the US plan.
There had been some expectation that Bush and Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek would sign an agreement on the issue during their White House meetings on Wednesday.
But Bush said after their talks that they merely had a good discussion and are now "down to a couple of words" to complete an agreement.
Bush declined to disclose their remaining differences, but Topolanek said it is the Czech demand for the "strictest possible standards" to apply to any environmental matters related to the future US military presence in his
country.
"But that is just a technical matter which is going to be resolved very soon," the Czech leader said.
Bush said the negotiations are complicated, amounting to essentially devising a status of forces agreement with the Czech Republic to govern how US personnel conduct themselves and under what terms.
Any deal Topolanek signed would have to be ratified by the Czech parliament.
early as September.
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