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Lavrov meets Vejjajiva, sign agreement on economic cooperation

(24 Jul 2009) SHOTLIST 1. Wide Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov entering hall and shaking hands with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, zoom in to close-up of hand shake 2. Wide shot of meeting 3. Mid of Abhisit and Lavrov seated 4. Mid of Lavrov 5. Mid of Abhisit 6. Wide shot signing ceremony 7. Close-up of Thai and Russian flags on table 8. Foreign ministers signing Memorandum of Understanding 9. Close-up of blotter being rolling over page 10. Mid of handshake between Lavrov and Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya 11. Cutaway of media 12. Wide of Lavrov at podium 13. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister : "Yes, that's true. We cooperated with the Thai authorities on this case and we provided consulate access to Viktor Bout and his lawyers, and today we have discussed this issue with the prime minister and I was again reassured that this case will be considered on an objective impartial basis so that politicising will be avoided." 14. Cutaway of reporter asking question. 15. SOUNDBITE (English) Kasit Piromya, Thai Foreign Minister : "We are very certain of the professional integrity of our judicial system, so we will do everything within the confines of the rules of law in a very transparent manner. Thank you." 16. Wide shot bilateral meeting between Thailand and Russia 17. Various shots of Lavrov in meeting STORYLINE Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya in Bangkok on Friday, a day after attending a regional forum in the Thai resort of Phuket. The two foreign ministers signed an agreement pledging cooperation on economic and political issues and scheduling future talks between the Russian and Thai foreign affairs departments. Lavrov confirmed that the ministers had also discussed the extradition hearings of Viktor Bout, a Russian national arrested in Bangkok in 2008 and accused of running weapons internationally. "I was again reassured that this case will be considered on an objective impartial basis so that politicising will be avoided," Lavrov told reporters after talks. The Thai Foreign Minister denied questions as to whether the upcoming extradition hearings could act as an obstacle to bilateral cooperation. "We are very certain of the professional integrity of our judicial system, so we will do everything within the confines of the rules of law in a very transparent manner," he said. The economic cooperation agreement comes less than a month before Thailand holds hearings to consider Bout's extradition to the United States. 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...