New Zealand PM says ties with US warm despite Iraq, nuclear divisions
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Helen Clark said Tuesday that ties with the United States had improved after being strained over Wellington’s refusal to join the US-led war in Iraq and differences over nuclear policy. “We have been talking more to each other rather than past each other, looking closely at where our interests coincide, and seeking to expand cooperation,” she said after talks with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Full Story