Security preps ahead of NATO summit, De Hoop Scheffer sbites ADDS security
(3 Apr 2009) SHOTLIST Strasbourg, France - 3 April 2009 1. Wide exterior of NATO summit venue and press centre 2. Tilt up from British and US flags to NATO flag 3. Various of police patrols 4. Wide of media security check 5. NATO sign with flag poles in foreground Strasbourg, France - 2 April 2009 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jaap De Hoop Scheffer, NATO Secretary General: "We need to succeed in Afghanistan, I do not belong, and I have never belonged to those who argue the NATO survival it's at stake in Afghanistan. It is not. But Afghanistan will nevertheless have an impact on NATO's future, in particular it will have an impact on how NATO is perceived by rest of the world." 7. Wide of audience at NATO youth meeting 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Jaap De Hoop Scheffer, NATO Secretary General: "Russia needs NATO and NATO needs Russia, that is the reason that I'm saying we need to get our relationship with Russia back on track, but I say again, like in 2009, in 2020 we might still have differences over issues." Strasbourg, France - 3 April 2009 9. Tilt up from police boat on river to palace (venue for Sarkozy-Obama meeting) 10. Wide of river, bridge 11. Close of police divers 12. Various of armed police on river Baden-Baden, Germany - 3 April 2009 13. Wide exterior of casino, venue for NATO dinner meeting 14. Mid shot of police officers outside 15. Wide of officials and police at barrier Baden-Baden, Germany - 3 April 2009 16. Close of flags on building in security zone 17. Police in security zone 18. Various of police vans 19. Police officer talking to driver at checkpoint 20. Various of police vehicles near site of planned demonstration STORYLINE Leaders of NATO's 28 nations gathered on Friday to consider a change of strategy for the escalating war in Afghanistan and to repair the alliance's relations with a resurgent Russia. Other items on the packed agenda of the two-day summit include starting work on a new doctrine that will define the alliance's role and values in the 21st century and choosing a new secretary-general. The leaders will also formally welcome France back into NATO's military wing after a 43-year absence, a largely symbolic move championed by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The military alliance's annual summit this year coincides with NATO's 60th anniversary. While NATO leaders have emphasised that the meeting on Friday and Saturday must be more than just a birthday celebration, no major breakthroughs are expected on key issues facing the alliance. The two-day conference, co-hosted by the Rhine river cities of Strasbourg, France, and Kehl, Germany, is the second of three major international meetings taking place in Europe this week. US President Barack Obama and the leaders of the Group of 20 nations made headway on Thursday on tackling the world's worst financial crisis since the 1930s. The US President's meeting with European Union leaders in Prague on Sunday also will focus on economic issues. Obama was scheduled to meet with Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel before the formal start of the summit at a dinner at the German resort spa of Baden-Baden. NATO's ability to succeed in a now-deadlocked war in Afghanistan will be seen as a crucial test of the alliance's power and relevance. Although European governments have already made clear they are unwilling to deploy significant new ground forces, they have been more enthusiastic about increasing humanitarian and development assistance to the beleaguered government in Kabul. Up to 65-thousand protesters may rally on both sides of the border, authorities said. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
