Clinton gift of reset button lost in translation
(7 Mar 2009) SHOTLIST 1. Clinton presenting Lavrov with gift; reset button, Lavrov and Clinton pressing button together to reset USRussian relations, UPSOUND: (English) Clinton: I wanted to present you with a little gift which represents what President Obama and Vice President Biden and I have been saying and that is: We want to reset our Lavrov: Let s do it Clinton: So we will do it Lavrov: Thank you very Clinton: We worked hard to get the right Russian word. Do you think we got it Lavrov: You got it wrong, it should be perezagruzka, this says peregruzka which means overcharged. Clinton: Well we won t let you do that to us, I 2. Close of reset button STORYLINE A round of talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Hillary
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