WRAP NATO foreign ministers meet, with Powell; Russia
(9 Dec 2004) 1. Exterior of NATO building, guard talking to motorist 2. NATO flag 3. Pan of NATO meeting room 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Colin Powell, US Secretary of State: "When it comes time to perform a mission it seems to us to be quite awkward for suddenly members of that international staff to say, 'I am unable to go because of this national caveat or national exception,' You are hurting the credibility and the cohesion of such an international staff organisation." 5. Cutaway journalist writing 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Colin Powell, US Secretary of State: "But the position of some of the nations that are not willing to have their troops go to Iraq even if they are on an international staff is that, at least as they see it, they thought they had made this clear previously. But we think it is a problem and we had a pretty good discussion of it at our lunch." 7. Powell walks off stage 8. Secretary General of NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer arrival 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO Secretary General: "On Ukraine, the message will be what it has been since the beginning. That is that the Ukranian people decide in a free and fair elections who their president is going to be. I think yesterday's developments are a very good sign in that direction." 10. Guard standing 11. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrival 12. Cutaway 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Straw, British Foreign Secretary: (Q: On Ukrainian situation) "What is important is that the process is a fair one so that the outcome is one is decided by the Ukrainian people and not by outsiders. That is the message for all of us." 14. Cutaway 15. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Straw, British Foreign Secretary: (Q: On upcoming elections in Iraq) "We believe it's very important to stick to that deadline, whenever the elections are held there are going to be some difficulties. The greater the certainty that the Iraqi people have that their future through the ballot box and not by the bullet or bomb the better it will be for the Iraqi people." 16. Various of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs photo opportunity 17. Wide shot press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov 18. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister: "At the initiative of our NATO colleagues there was also an exchange of views on the situation in Ukraine and I'm pleased to be able to say that we arrived at a common view to the effect that it is essential to avoid any sort of interference in Ukraine's internal affairs, to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and its law and its constitution. It is essential that the remaining problems of the Ukrainian be resolved by the Ukrainians themselves in accordance with their law and their constitution. We particularly emphasised the complete unacceptability of violence, intimidation or the instigation of violence or intimidation." 19. Lavrov at podium STORYLINE: NATO foreign ministers agreed on Thursday to launch the next phase of the alliance training mission in Iraq, a move that should see up to 300 instructors and support troops start moving to Baghdad in the new year. But US Secretary of State Colin Powell expressed disappointment that Germany, France, Belgium, Greece and Spain were sticking to their refusal not to take part in the mission. Alliance officials also expressed disappointment that ministers had not committed all the troops, planes and helicopters needed to extend NATO's 8,000-strong Afghan peacekeeping force from its bases in Kabul and the north into the west of the country. 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...
