(12 Sep 2011)
1. Wide of British Prime Minister David Cameron shaking hands with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, zoom in
2. Close-up Russian and British flags
3. Wide of negotiations table, Russian and British delegations taking their seats
4. Wide of meeting
5. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vladimir Putin, Russian Prime Minister
"It should be said that our trade and economic co-operation is developing successfully. Last year the trade turnover grew by 25 percent and in the first half of this year - by another 50 percent."
6. Mid of photographers
7. SOUNDBITE (English) David Cameron, British Prime Minister:
"Many things on the economic front we can discuss such as the World Trade Organisation, the co-operation I think we can have on the issue of the Olympics, our Olympics next year and the Sochi Winter Olympics. I think there''s some good progress we can make on technology, imports and exports and investment. And I''ve brought with me today a big delegation of British business from the very largest to the very smallest, all with an interest in expanding their trade with Russia."
8. Close-up of Putin listening
9. Wide of negotiations table
10. Wide of Moscow White House, the headquarters of the Russian government, exterior view
11. Mid of Political scientist Masha Lipman
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Masha Lipman, Political scientist, Moscow Carnegie Centre:
"This is an issue in which neither side is prepared to compromise. Russia has not and will not cooperate, absolutely will not extradite the chief suspect in the (Litvinenko) case, Andrei Lugovoi, and British government and British politician will raise the issue, there is no way for them not to."
13. Cutaway of books
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Masha Lipman, Political scientist, Moscow Carnegie Centre:
"Actually the issue of Litvinenko has not gone in the way on Britain becoming one of the top economical and trade partners of Russia, the mutual interest between the two countries has been high. The question is how much deeper, how much wider the relations can go, how much more lucrative it may be for both sides."
15. Wide of Lipman at her desk
STORYLINE
British Prime Minister David Cameron held talks with Russia''s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday.
Cameron was making the first visit to Russia''s capital by a British leader in six years, and held the first talks by any British official with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in more than four years - hoping to revive relations ahead of the ex-president''s possible return to power in a 2012 election.
Ties between Britain and Russia soured over the 2006 poisoning death of dissident ex-Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko in London. Litvinenko made a deathbed statement accusing Putin of authorising his killing.
Russia has refused British requests for the extradition of the chief suspect in the case, ex-KGB agent Andrei Lugovoi, who denies involvement.
According to political scientist Maria Lipman, the issue will not be solved in the near future.
"This is an issue in which neither side is prepared to compromise. Russia has not and will not cooperate, absolutely will not extradite the chief suspect in the case, Andrei Lugovoi, and British government and British politician will raise the issue, there is no way for them not to."
At the meeting Putin praised the growing trade between Russia and the UK.
Cameron said there is potential for more economic co-operation between the two countries. He was accompanied by a group of British business leaders.
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