Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski arrives for official visit

(5 Dec 2007)
1. Wide of Chinese and Macedonian presidents walking to stage for the welcoming ceremony
2. Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski and Chinese President Hu Jintao on stage listening to national anthem
3. Close of Branko Crvenkovski
4. Close of Hu Jintao
5. Wide of welcoming ceremony
6. Band playing music
7. Wide of the two presidents inspecting the guard of honour
8. Close of two presidents walking past guard of honour
9. Wide of conference room
10. Close of Hu Jintao speaking
11. Close of Crvenkovski speaking
12. Wide of conference room
STORYLINE:
Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski began an official visit to China with a welcoming ceremony in Beijing on Wednesday, hosted by his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.
After the ceremony the two presidents met for talks.
Crvenkovski told Hu that developing stronger relations with China was at the top of Macedonia's foreign policy agenda, while he emphasised that Macedonia appreciated China's support since its independence from the former Yugoslavia.
Hu called Crvenkovski "an old friend" of China's, and agreed to make further efforts to develop relations between the two countries.
Before starting the visit, Crevenkovski told the Chinese official Xinhua News Agency that his visit to China was of great significance to Macedonia, and it would serve as an additional political impetus to all institutions and companies in both countries to boost their efforts in developing cooperation.
He said Macedonia would support the one-China policy, under which the Chinese government insists that Taiwan must reunite with mainland China.
Crvenkovski expressed his hope that China's peaceful reunification with Taiwan would be realised.
Apart from Beijing, Crvenkovski is also expected to visit Shanghai and Guangzhou - two major prosperous cities in eastern and southern China - during his visit.

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