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US waives visa requirements for six EU countries, South Korea

(17 Oct 2008) 1. US President George W. Bush walking to podium in the Rose Garden 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President: "I'm pleased to stand with the representatives of seven countries, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and South Korea that have met the requirements to be admitted to the United States Visa Waiver Programme." 3. Cutaway of Bush speaking 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President: "These close friends of America told me that it was unfair that their people had to jump through bureaucratic hoops that other allies can walk around. I told them I agree with them. I also told them that in the world after September the 11th, we could only expand travel opportunities if we increase security measures at the same time." 5. Cutaway wide of Bush 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President: "These countries agreed to share information about threats to our people. They also agree that their citizens use a new system that requires travellers to register online ahead of their visits to the United States. These citizens will travel to the United States only if they have tamper-proof biometric passports." 7. Cutaway of representatives from seven participating countries 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President: "A number of America's other close friends are participating in a process called the Visa Waiver road map that is helping them qualify for the Visa Waiver Programme. I welcome the ambassadors from these road-map countries: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Poland and Romania." 9. Cutaway of wide of scene 10. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President: "I believe the best foreign policy for America is one that lets people from other countries get to know this country firsthand." 11. Bush shaking hands with representatives from participating countries STORYLINE: President George W. Bush, in an effort to eliminate a major source of contention with allied nations, announced on Friday that the United States is rescinding visa requirements for citizens of six European countries and South Korea. Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and South Korea will be added to the US visa waiver programme in about a month. Each of those countries allows US citizens to visit without obtaining a visa. Some lawmakers worry that visa waivers could make it easier for extremists to slip into the United States. All of the countries added to the list agreed to take specific steps, such as coming up with tamper-proof, biometric passports that are difficult to forge. Bush also expressed support on Friday for efforts by Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Poland and Romania to win visa exemptions. Before Friday's announcement, the visa waiver programme included 27 countries, including most of Western Europe. Exclusion has been a sore point among some new NATO allies that have supported US operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some of those countries, including Poland, did not make the new list because they could not meet admission requirements. Bush said the seven countries added on Friday agreed to share information about security threats to the US and that their citizens would use a new system that requires travellers to register online ahead of their visits to the United States. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...