CLINTON WITH ZARDARI, ASHTON, NATO CHIEF, AHEAD OF SUMMIT

(21 May 2012) AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY

1. Pan of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton walking along corridor, approaches Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and shakes hands with him
2. Various of US and Pakistani delegations seated in meeting room
3. Mid of Clinton with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton
STORYLINE:
World leaders opened a NATO summit in Chicago on Sunday, confronted by questions about Afghanistan's post-conflict future.
US President Barack Obama declared the end of the war was "in sight," following a lengthy discussion with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on the sidelines of the summit.
Joining Obama and many of the G8 leaders in Chicago were the heads of NATO alliance nations and other countries with a stake in the Afghan war.
Prominent among those nations was Pakistan.
Tensions between the U.S. and Pakistan have been running high following several incidents, including the U.S. raid in Pakistan that led to the death of Osama bin Laden and a U.S. airstrike that killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers.
Both countries have been seeking to restore good relations.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's acceptance of an invitation to attend the NATO summit was seen as an indication that his country would reopen major roads used to supply NATO fighting forces in Afghanistan, a key U.S. demand.
Officials have indicated that Obama and Zardari will not meet one on one until the matter is resolved.
However, Zardari did meet US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
White House officials said that while they believe an agreement on reopening the supply routes will be reached, they do not expect that to happen during the NATO meetings.
The two nations are haggling over how much Pakistan will be paid to allow the heavy transport trucks to pass through.
Clinton also held meetings with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.
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