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Indian, Afghan leaders meet, discuss regional security

(10 Apr 2006) SHOTLIST 1. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shaking hands at photo-opportunity 2. Mid shot Karzai; zoom out to Singh and Karzai going into room 3. Mid shot Afghanistan officials at the delegation level talks 4. Wide of the talks 5. Mid shot Karzai at the talks 6. Mid shot Singh at the talks 7. Wide of the talks 8. Cutaway cameramen 9. Afghanistan minister signing a document 10. Wide of media and audience 11. Mid shot Karzai and Singh talking 12. Afghanistan minister exchanging documents with Indian minister and shaking hands 13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan "Terrorism is a menace affecting humanity as a whole, across the world. We in Afghanistan are among the worst victims of terrorism. We have been affected by terrorism in a massive way for so many many years. Afghanistan has every reason to work with India and the rest of the international community and our neighbours to get rid of this menace for the sake of Afghanistan, for the sake of this region and for the sake of people all over the world." 14. Mid shot Indian delegation 15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Manmohan Singh, Indian Prime Minister: "But terrorism today has acquired a new dimensions and I find in our region even Pakistan is not immune of terrorism. So there is need for pooling our knowledge, our experience, our intelligence gathering activities in this region, to deal effectively with this menace which constitutes a great threat to civilised ways of living all over the world." 16. Wide of news conference 17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan: "Pakistan has already allowed the transit of Afghan goods through Pakistan to India. We hope very much that a day will come very soon that such transit would be allowed from India through Pakistan to Afghanistan as well and beyond. And also that Pakistan will have access to Indian roads to send its goods to East Asia. It is an issue that benefits all." 18. Cutaway security officials 19. Karzai and Singh walking out STORYLINE Afghan President Hamid Karzai met Monday with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss regional security and cooperation between the two nations. Karzai, accompanied by ten ministers and top advisers, as well as lawmakers and a high-level business delegation, is in India for a four-day visit. Security forces in India and Afghanistan are battling Islamic militants that they say operate out of Pakistan, which lies between the two countries. Indian officials accuse Pakistan of funding and supporting Islamic militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir, while Afghan officials allege Pakistan is not doing enough to stop the infiltration of militants into Afghan territory to launch attacks. Pakistan''s government denies both claims. Karzai said, "We have been affected by terrorism in a massive way for so many many years... Afghanistan has every reason to work with India and the rest of the international community and our neighbours to get rid of this menace." "There is need for pooling our knowledge, our experience, our intelligence-gathering activities in this region to deal effectively with this menace," said Singh. India also pledged a further 50 (m)million US-dollars to Afghanistan. Since Karzai''s government took over in Afghanistan at the end of 2001, India has given around 650 (m) million US-dollars in aid to help rebuild the country following decades of war. During a visit to Kabul in August last year, Singh and Karzai laid the foundation for a new parliament complex that India is building. 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...