(21 May 2007)
1. Wide shot Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema and officials arriving at the Presidential Palace
2. Close up of cameraman
3. D'Alema shaking hands with Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfer Spanta
4. Delegations climbing steps to palace
5. Mid shot Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai hand shaking with D'Alema
6. Mid shot Afghan officials
7. Various of Karzai and D'Alema talking
STORYLINE:
Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema visited Afghanistan on Monday, where he met President Hamid Karzai and Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfer Spanta in the capital Kabul.
He was also expected to meet Italian soldiers stationed in Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led peacekeeping force ISAF (International Security Assistance Force).
Italy has 2,000 troops stationed in the country, and is facing mounting pressure at home about their continued presence in the country.
D'Alema was also expected to hold talks with other government officials in preparation for a July 3 conference in Rome on Afghanistan's justice system.
D'Alema was scheduled to travel on to Pakistan capital Islamabad on Tuesday, for meetings with President General Pervez Musharraf, prime minister Shaukat Aziz and his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri.
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