(27 May 2003)
1. Pan from airport terminal to Chinese President Hu Jintao's plane
2. Hu and his wife, Liu Yongqing, wave to crowd and walk down steps from plane
3. Crowd waving Chinese flags
4. Guard of honour
5. Russian and Chinese flags
6. Pan of Hu and Russian Vice-Premier Viktor Khristenko passing along honour guard
7. Cameraman
8. Crowd at the airport terminal with Chinese flags
9. Pan of Hu greeting crowd
10. Russian troops marching
11. Hu and Khristenko watching parade
12. Pan from military parade to crowd
13. Pan of Hu and wife coming out of a limousine and greeting Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila and then leaving terrace for a walk in parc
14. Putin and Hu coming back to the terrace and are stopped by journalists
15. Liu Yongqing and Lyudmila Putin
16. Chinese journalist
17. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vladimir Putin, Russian President:
"We are very satisfied that Chairman of the People's Republic of China was elected this experienced politician, but he is not only a politician, but a person who has special feelings towards our country."
18. Cameraman
19. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Hu Jintao, Chinese President:
"I am absolutely sure that this visit will bring very important results. I would like to gratify once again President Vladimir Putin and his wide."
20. Cameraman
21. Hu and Putin entering residence
STORYLINE:
Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Russia on Monday on his first official visit since he came to power.
Hu Jintao, who was travelling with his wife Liu Yongqing, was greeted on his arrival by Russian Vice-Premier Viktor Khristenko.
The visit is intended to underline the importance of the two nations' so-called 'strategic partnership' and help forge closer economic ties.
Hu and Russian President Vladimir Putin are due to hold official talks in the Kremlin on Tuesday.
A much-discussed project to build a pipeline to bring crude oil from eastern Siberia to the Chinese city of Daqing and the effects of the deadly SARS virus are two issues on the on the agenda.
The two leaders will also take part in a summit of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation, a six-nation group that also includes four ex-Soviet Central Asian republics.
Later this week, Hu is scheduled to attend the festivities marking the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg, Russia's former imperial capital.
As well as his wife, the Chinese leader is also accompanied by Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and Minister of Commerce Lu Fuyuan.
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