Comment from Merkel, Putin on NKorea, Politkovskaya murder

1. Wide of Russian President's motorcade arriving; Vladimir Putin gets out and Angela Merkel, German Chancellor greeting Putin 2. Medium of crowd gathered behind barriers, some with banners 3. Medium of Putin and Merkel walking along 4. Merkel and Putin entering news conference 5. Pan from Putin to Merkel 6. Cutaway of media 7. SOUNDBITE: (German) Angela Merkel, German Chancellor: "We spoke about the fact that I'm very disturbed and bothered about the murder of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya. It is, for us (Merkel and Putin) very normal that freedom of press and democracy belong to each other. The Russian president made clear that everything will be done to investigate the murder and bring those responsible to justice. The freedom for people who write and report shows an important degree of democracy in the country." 8. Cutaway of media 9. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Vladimir Putin, Russian President: PLEASE NOTE: Russian translation not verbatim "Whoever did this crime and whatever the motives were, we should state that it was a disgusting crime, abhorent in its cruelty and surely should not be left unpunished. She sharply criticised the existing government of Russia but journalists should know and experts are fully aware that as for the degree of her influence on the political life in Russia, it was very insignificant." 10. Wide of news conference 11. Cutaway of media 12. SOUNDBITE: (German) Angela Merkel, German Chancellor "We (Merkel and Putin) are disturbed about the nuclear attacks of North Korea and we condemn it very clearly. The international community has to stand and act together like they do with the nuclear programme of Iran and in that circumstance, we have very good exchanges of opinions with Russia." 13. Wide of news conference 14. Putin and Merkel shaking hands STORYLINE: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday denounced the killing of a reporter critical of the Kremlin as a "disgustingly cruel" crime that cannot go unpunished. He made the comments at a news conference after meeting Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor for talks in Dresden. Anna Politkovskaya was found shot dead at her Moscow apartment building on Saturday. She had been a sharp critic of President Putin and the conduct of Russia's war in Chechnya, Putin said the killers had done the Russian government no favour. Politkovskaya's death has sparked an international outcry about restrictions on press freedoms in Russia. German Chancellor, Angela Merkel said she was "disturbed and bothered about the murder of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya." "It is, for us (Merkel and Putin) very normal that freedom of press and democracy belong to each other. The Russian president made clear that everything will be done to investigate the murder and bring those responsible to justice," said Merkel. Merkel also condemned North Korea for its declared nuclear test. "We are disturbed about the nuclear attacks of North Korea and we condemn it very clearly. The international community has to stand and act together like they do with the nuclear programme of Iran and in that circumstance, we have very good exchanges of opinions with Russia," said Merkel. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/81e9e350fd3f1f434525e8630f15dcd0 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork