(12 Oct 2005) SHOTLIST
1. US President George W. Bush shaking hands with outgoing Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski
2. Pan from reporters to Bush and Kwasniewski
3. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"I think it is very important for Syria to understand that the free world respects Lebanese democracy and expects Syria to honour that democracy."
4. US Vice-President Dick Cheney listening
5. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"We expect Syria to do everything in her power to shut down the trans-shipment of suiciders and killers into Iraq. We expect Syria to be a good neighbour to Iraq. We expect Syria not to agitate killers in the Palestinian territory."
6. Cutaway Bush
7. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"Let's see how the Mellus Report... what it says... and in the meantime we will continue to work with friends and allies to send a clear message to the Assad government that there are expectations involved for countries that want to be accepted by the international community."
8. Wide shot Bush and Kwasniewski
9. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Aleksander Kwasniewski, Polish President:
"Poland wants the stabilisation mission in Iraq to be a success and we want to be a constant and loyal partner in the coalition. Our troops are in Iraq and they will stay in Iraq until the end of January and this decision has been made and nothing changes there. We have to respect the future and we have to respect the right of the new government and the right of the new president to make their decisions about it."
10. Cutaway Bush
11. Reporters
12. Bush and Kwasniewski shake hands
STORYLINE:
US President George W. Bush bid farewell on Wednesday to Aleksander Kwasniewski, saying the Polish president and close U.S. ally can leave office after 10 years with his "head held high."
Bush met with the outgoing Polish president in the Oval Office and the pair took questions from reporters.
Bush urged Syria to do more to seal its borders against Iraq-bound militants and warned that Washington expects Damascus to stay out of Lebanese domestic politics.
Bush said that he expects "Syria to do everything in her power to shut down the trans-shipment of suiciders and killers into Iraq."
"We expect Syria to be a good neighbour to Iraq. We expect Syria not to agitate killers in the Palestinian territory," he added.
Kwasniewski won favour in Washington by being among the small number of nations that has contributed troops to Iraq over the last couple of years - and the even smaller number that sent troops during the March 2003 invasion.
Kwasniewski promised that Polish troops will stay until the end of January as planned no matter who succeeds him as president.
Currently, around 1,500 Poles are now serving in Iraq.
But, Kwasniewski added, "We have to respect the right of the new government and the right of the new president to make their decisions about it."
During his visit, the Polish leader was also scheduled to meet Vice President Dick Cheney.
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