(10 Nov 2001)
1. Wide shot of Czech Republic Prime Minister Milos Zeman at National Press Club in Washington DC
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Milos Zeman, Prime Minister of Czech Republic:
"The United States accepted the Czech proposal for anti-chemical unit of about 400 of soldiers. Accepted some proposal for big capacity flying in the system of AWACS. And, there are open proposals as for the Rangers, as for the field hospitals and so on. Of course, those proposals from a small country cannot win the war against terrorism - but they are more than simple expressions of solidarity."
3. Cutaway press
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Milos Zeman, Prime Minister of Czech Republic:
"So, my position is very clear. I think that any enlargement is to strengthen the NATO, not to weaken the NATO. And, it provides a single criteria might be the inter-operability of armies. That's why the Czech army decided to transform itself from a conscript army to a professional army."
5. STILL of President George W. Bush meeting with Prime Minister Milos Zeman at the White House
STORYLINE:
U.S President George W. Bush continued to meet with foreign leaders during the run up to the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York on Saturday.
On Friday afternoon, the U.S President meet with the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic in the Oval Office at the White House.
Following the meeting, Prime Minister Milos Zeman told reporters that the Czech Republic had presented offers of aid and military assistance for U.S-led war against terrorism.
He said the offers "cannot win the war against terrorism" but stressed they were more than "simple expressions of solidarity" with the United States.
On the issue of NATO expansion, Zeman said the Czech Republic army was making specific plans in order to accommodate NATO's plans.
The Czech Republic Prime Minister is planning to attend the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York beginning Saturday.
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