Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has predicted that the U.S. and Russia will complete a new

HEADLINE: Clinton welcomes a 'fresh start' with Russia CAPTION: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has predicted that the U.S. and Russia will complete a new strategic arms reduction treaty by the end of this year and that Moscow and Washington can find common ground on other issues. (March 6) APTN STORY NUMBER: 598260 SHOTLIST 1. Wide of US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov walking into news conference 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Secretary of State: "It was, Sergey, a good beginning from my perspective. And we will continue to work closely together in the coming months. There is a lot of work to be done, we think this is a fresh start, not only to improve our bilateral relationship but to lead the world in important areas, particularly with respect to nuclear weapons and nuclear security." 3. Cutaway wide of news conference 4. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister: "I notice the readiness of our American partners for dialogue on matters that are of mutual interest. We started looking at the situation with regards to the area of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, including in Iran and the problem in the Korean peninsula. I'm certain that in the near future we're going to try to reach some kind of agreements or results, which would bring closer a political and diplomatic solution to these issues, within the framework of the treaty which already exists." 5. Wide of news conference 6. Clinton and Lavrov leaving after news conference [Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/730a11f13200f1d86622ba9ced9390da Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork