Fed: Howard likely to lock horns with NZ's Clark over Iraq

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Fed: Howard likely to lock horns with NZ's Clark over Iraq

By Rob Taylor, Foreign Affairs Correspondent

CANBERRA, Feb 25 AAP - Prime Minister John Howard and his Kiwi counterpart Helen Clarkare likely to lock horns over the looming war in Iraq when Mr Howard is in New Zealandnext month.

Mr Howard's office today confirmed the prime minister would be in New Zealand for threedays of talks between March 8 and 10.

With war looming in Iraq, the meeting will be dominated by international security issues,including Baghdad's continued refusal to disarm and the unfolding nuclear stand-off onthe Korean peninsula.

Also on the agenda will be …