Roh Moo-hyun

Bush meets Pres Roh as SKorea refuses to back US

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SHOTLIST 1. Wide of US President George W. Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun with various staff members from both countries including Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State 2. Mid of Bush 3. SOUNDBITE: (Korean) Roh Moo-hyun, President of South Korea: (shot wide) "Although the Republic of Korea is not taking part in the full scope of the PSI (Proliferation Security Initiative), we support the principles and goals of the PSI, and we will fully cooperate in preventing WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) material transfer in the North East Asia region." 4. Close to wide of Bush AUDIO: translation of Roh's speech into English 5. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President: ++PLEASE NOTE PAUSES IN SOUNDBITE AS IT IS TRANSLATED INTO KOREAN++ "I appreciate the cooperation we're receiving from South Korea on the Proliferation Security Initiative. Our desire is to solve the North Korean issue peacefully. And, as I've made clear in a speech as recently as two days ago in Singapore, that we want the North Korean leader to hear that if he gives up his weapons and nuclear weapons ambitions, that we'll be willing to enter into security arrangements with the North Koreans as well as move forward with new economic incentives for the North Korean people." 6. Cutaway of officials including Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State (beige suit) and Tony Snow, White House spokesman (red tie) AUDIO: translation of Roh's reply 7. Bush and Roh stand and shake hands STORYLINE: US President George W. Bush, trying to stiffen global resolve to confront North Korea, failed to win the South's support on Saturday for intercepting ships suspected of carrying supplies for the communist regime's nuclear weapons programme. Bush met with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun before the opening of a summit of 21 Pacific Rim leaders in Hanoi. North Korea's first nuclear test on October 9 has put the region on edge. Bush sought to persuade the South's President to fully implement UN sanctions imposed on the North for testing nuclear weapons. He also sought Seoul's support in the Proliferation Security Initiative or PSI, a voluntary international programme that calls for stopping ships suspected of trafficking in weapons of mass destruction. Roh said his country "is not taking part in the full scope" of the security initiative, but that it would "support the principles and goals of the PSI," and would cooperate in preventing the transfer of material for weapons of mass destruction in northeast Asia. North Korea is a primary target of the PSI. A draft statement was being circulated that would express "strong concern" by leaders of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum about the test and the North's missile launches in July. The South has only been an observer to the programme, worried that its direct participation in stopping and searching the North's ships could lead to armed clashes. Bush acknowledged the relationship between the two Pacific Rim economic giants, and noted that he continues to seek a peaceful solution to the North Korean issue. "We want the North Korean leader to hear that if he gives up his weapons and nuclear weapons ambitions, that we'll be willing to enter into security arrangements with the North Koreans as well as move forward with new economic incentives for the North Korean people," Bush said during the meeting. In weekend discussions, Bush hoped to coordinate strategy with China, Russia, Japan and South Korea for the resumption of disarmament negotiations with North Korea. He was set to see Japan's new prime minister, Shinzo Abe, later on Saturday. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/5854e3a973529f93fb22b81471bc6be6 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork