(3 Jan 2009)
1. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki getting out of car and shaking hands with Iranian First Vice President Parviz Davoudi
2. Zoom out of al-Maliki and Davoudi shaking hands
3. Cutaway of cameramen
4. Pan left from Iraqi delegation to Iranian delegation in conference room
5. Close-up of al-Maliki in conference room
6. Mid of Iraqi delegation
7. Close-up of Davoudi
8. Wide of meeting
9. Pan left of al-Maliki walking towards and greeting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
10. Cutaway of media
11. Close-up of Ahmadinejad
12. Mid of al-Maliki and Ahmadinejad during meeting
13. Close-up of al-Maliki
14. Wide of Iranian delegation
15. Wide of Iraqi delegation
16. Wide of meeting
STORYLINE:
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki held a series of meetings after he arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, heading a high ranking delegation of top Iraqi ministers for talks on bilateral ties with Iranian senior officials.
Al-Maliki met First Iranian Vice President Parviz Davoudi and went on to meet Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the presidential palace.
The Iraqi Prime Minister is expected to leave Iran on Sunday morning.
The newly implemented security deal between the United States and Baghdad was expected to top al-Maliki's agenda.
Initially, Iran bitterly opposed the Iraq-US deal, which went into effect on Thursday, fearing it would pave the way to a long-term US presence on its Western border.
But Tehran has softened its position on the pact in recent weeks.
The agreement allows US troops to stay in Iraq until the end of 2011.
The visit is al-Maliki's fourth to Iran since he was elected prime minister.
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