British PM meets Aung Sung Suu Kyi inside her house

(13 Apr 2012) 1. Zoom in on British Prime Minister David Cameron walking up driveway to meet Myanmar opposition leader Aun San Suu Kyi; Cameron shakes Suu Kyi's hands, zoom into them talking; Cameron and Suu Kyi walk to house, pose on steps and walk through door
2. Mid of meeting table, Cameron talking, zoom into close up of Suu Kyi's as she listens, pan to close up of Cameron, zoom out to mid of Cameron and Suu Kyi talking and laughing, zoom into close up of Cameron's face, pan to close up of Suu Kyi's face, pull out to mid of table
STORYLINE
British Prime Minister David Cameron held talks with Myanmar's opposition leader Aun San Suu Kyi on Friday at the lakeside villa where she spent 15 years under house arrest.
Earlier on Friday, Cameron met with reform minded president Thein Sein.
Cameron's visit is believed to be the first by a serving British head of government since Myanmar obtained its independence from Britain in 1948, when it was called Burma.
After his meeting with Suu Kyi, Cameron said he would support suspending the European Union's economic sanctions against Myanmar.
Cameron insisted that moves towards democratic reform should be rewarded and that the suspension of sanctions was the "right step."
Aung San Suu Kyi welcomed Cameron's call saying that she believed Burmese President Thein Sein was genuine about democratic reforms.
The European Union is expected next week to review its policies on the sanctions that were imposed because of repression under the previous military regime.
Western nations have held out the prospect of easing sanctions if Thein Sein continued the political liberalisation he began after taking office a year ago. Foreign investors as well as Myanmar entrepreneurs expect a business boom when restrictions are lifted.
There has been a flurry of visits to Myanmar by foreign dignitaries since Thein Sein launched his reform campaign, including US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in December and British Foreign Secretary William Hague in January.

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