WRAP Arrivals for opening ceremomy of OPEC summit, Chavez

(17 Nov 2007) SHOTLIST
1. Wide top shot of convoy of cars arriving at Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) summit conference centre
2. President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad getting out of car and being greeted on red carpet
3. Various of Ahmadinejad, walking with Saudi official
4. Ahmadinejad being greeted by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
5. Various of Vice President of Indonesia, Jusuf Kalla arriving and being greeted by King Abdullah
6. Various of President of Iraq, Jalal Talabani arriving and being greeted by King Abdullah
7. Various of President of Nigeria, Umaru Yar'Adua arriving and being greeted by King Abdullah
8. Wide of summit conference hall
9. President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez walking into conference hall with King Abdullah
10. Sign reading: "Third OPEC Summit"
11. Conference delegates talking
12. Wide of OPEC leaders standing for photograph
13. Chavez gesticulating
14. Wide pan along line of OPEC leaders, leaders then step down from podium
15. Chavez making cross sign on podium before speech
16. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela: (Includes various cutaways)
"We must demand the most powerful countries in the world to stop their threats against OPEC members because in these past seven years you all know, I'm sure, all the things we had to put up with in Venezuela, imperialist aggressions, coup d'etat, plots, assassination attempts and the main reason behind that is the oil. That's the main reason. We've seen, we see, we follow the situation in Iraq. We've seen, we are witnesses of the permanent threats against Iran. I believe that OPEC must grow strong and demand respect for the sovereignty of our countries if the developed world wants to guarantee oil supply."
17. Wide pan of conference hall
STORYLINE
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warned the United States on Saturday that oil prices would further surge if the US contemplates an attack against either his country or Iran.
In his opening address at a rare summit of OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries) in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, Chavez said "we must demand the most powerful countries in the world to stop their threats against OPEC members".
"I believe that OPEC must grow strong and demand respect for the sovereignty of our countries if the developed world wants to guarantee oil supply," Chavez said.
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia greeted leaders including the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez and Iraqi President, Jalal Talabani as they arrived at a conference centre in Riyadh.
The summit officially opened with heads of states and delegates from 12 of the world's biggest oil-producing nations listening to a recitation from the Quran.
After the quotes from Islam's holy book, Chavez addressed the plenary session in a speech focusing on peace and OPEC's role in achieving social justice for its people.
In his opening address Chavez also warned that the US should not target OPEC members for foreign policy reasons.
"We've seen, we are witnesses of the permanent threats against Iran," he added in his speech.
While Iran has been in a standoff with the US over its nuclear programme, left-wing Chavez is a bitter antagonist of US President George W. Bush.
It was the third full OPEC summit since the organisation was created in 1960.
The run-up to the meeting was dominated by speculation over whether OPEC would raise production following recent oil price increases that have closed in on 100 US dollars.

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