Lula meets Medvedev and Putin, comments, deals signed

Описание: (14 May 2010) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of honour guard and dignitaries near Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
2. Mid shot of honour guard marching, Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walking behind it
3. Wide of eternal flame on Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
4. Lula da Silva near memorial
5. Wide of officials
6. Wide of Kremlin
7. Lula da Silva entering room in Kremlin and shaking hands with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
8. Lula da Silva and Medvedev posing for cameras
9. Wide of delegations sitting down for talks
10. Medvedev speaking
11. Lula da Silva speaking
12. Wide of talks
13. Wide of presidents sitting down to sign inter-governmental agreement
14. Cutaway of media and delegations seated
15. Medvedev signing agreement
16. Lula da Silva signing
17. Presidents shake hands after signing
18. Delegation members applauding
19. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitry Medvedev, Russian President:
"I very much look forward that the mission of the Brazilian President will end successfully. Maybe this is the last chance before the adoption of known decisions by the (UN) Security Council."
20. Cutaway of Brazilian delegation members
21. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazilian President:
"I will fly to Iran being sure that we will come to some sort of agreement. If we don't find any solution, I will still be happy because I took part in these efforts."
22. Lula da Silva hugging and shaking hands with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
23. Cutaway of cameraman
24. Wide of Putin at talks
25. Putin speaking
26. Lula da Silva speaking
27. Wide of talks
28. Wide of White House - Russian government building
STORYLINE
Russia's president said on Friday the upcoming trip to Iran by Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may be Tehran's last opportunity to avoid new United Nations sanctions.
Iran says Brazil and Turkey - which are UN Security Council members - have offered a promising new proposal for a nuclear fuel deal that would make the US-led push for sanctions irrelevant.
Lula da Silva is to visit Iran this weekend and the proposal is expected to be the centre of attention.
He met on Friday with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Russia, a permanent Security Council member, has signalled increased willingness to support some new form of sanctions.
Moscow warned Iran that time was running out to avoid such punishment, urging it to show compromise on its nuclear activities during da Silva's visit.
"Maybe it is the last chance before the adopting of known decisions in the Security Council," Medvedev said.
Meanwhile, Iran has set up new equipment that could let it produce more enriched uranium from a smaller amount of raw material, diplomats familiar with Iran's nuclear programme said on Friday.
The step is likely to give the US more leverage with Russia and China in its push for new UN sanctions on Iran.
The international showdown is focused at a nuclear facility in the desert outside the central city of Natanz.
The UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, monitors Natanz with remotely controlled video cameras and inspections by experts.
Tehran denies any interest in developing nuclear arms and says it needs the higher enriched uranium to supply a research reactor with fuel after a UN-supported deal to provide the material from abroad fell apart.

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