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Lavrov presser; memorial service in North Ossetia for victims of conflict

(13 Aug 2008) SHOTLIST Moscow, Russia - August 13, 2008 1. Wide of Russian Foreign Ministry building 2. Ministry sign and flags with black ribbons as a sign of mourning 3. Wide of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov entering new conference 4. Cutaway media 5. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister: "The operation on enforcing peace in Georgia was stopped not because President Bush demanded it - that was the thought (US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew) Bryza was trying to deliver - but because we reached the goals, which our president had set for this operation." 6. Cutaway media 7. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister: "There will be no principle changes in the issues of peacekeeping on the South Ossetian territory. The only changes will concern Georgian peacekeepers, who were part of the peacekeeping troops, but turned out to be traitors and cowards and fired at their companions in arms (Russian peacekeepers) - they will not appear in South Ossetia as part of peacekeeping forces." 8. Cutaway journalist's hands 9. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister: "The agreements reached in Moscow and brought up to the consideration of all parties, are a very important and positive step. We would like to highly praise President Sarkozy's role as the leader of France and as the EU chairman. On the whole the world estimates what happened in the right way." 10. Cutaway media 11. Lavrov leaves room Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, Russia - August 13, 2008 12. Wide of North Ossetian government building 13. Flag of North Ossetia above building 14. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Alexander Zozikov, local resident: "It's a black day for North Ossetia and for South Ossetia because we are one nation. We used to say, here in Ossetia God sends a cursed cow short horns. Saakashvili will get his just desserts. He wouldn't dare to act this way all by himself, it's all from there (the West)." 15. Wide of women with children 16. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Gulya, Tskhinvali resident: "Single shots are still heard there. My mother-in-law keeps staying in the basement. Our house is completely destroyed." 17. Pan of city skyline 18. Tilt down of church exterior 19. Wide of people at church service in remembrance of the dead 20. Cutaway candles 21. Wide pan of people kneeling in church 22. Women kneeling 23. Mid of priest 24. Close up candles 25. Wide tilt down of church service STORYLINE: As an EU peace plan for Georgia and Russia struggled to take hold on Wednesday, Russia's Foreign Minister denied that his country's military operations had been halted due to outside influence. "The operation on enforcing peace in Georgia was stopped not because President Bush demanded it," Sergey Lavrov told journalists in Moscow. "But because we reached the goals, which our president had set for this operation." His comments come as the concept of having both sides retreat to their original positions ran into the stark reality of Russian dominance on the battlefield and their intention to capitalise on that in any negotiations. "There will be no principle changes in the issues of peacekeeping on the South Ossetian territory. The only changes will concern Georgian peacekeepers, who were part of the peacekeeping troops, but turned out to be traitors and cowards and fired at their companions in arms," Lavrov said. "They will not appear in South Ossetia as part of peacekeeping forces." Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's had already insisted on Tuesday that Russian forces would stay, despite Georgia wanting them to leave. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...