A free trade agreement between New Zealand and the US is expected to be on the agenda when the Prime Minister meets with the US Secretary of State. Condoleezza Rice arrives in New Zealand tonight, and will hold talks with Helen Clark and Foreign Minister Winston Peters tomorrow. NZ US Council chairman and former Prime Minister Jim Bolger says they will have a number of issues to discuss, including the possibility of a free trade deal. He says the politicians are also likely to talk about the unstable economic climate worldwide. Mr Bolger says international security and the development of Pacific nations will also be a talking point, before Dr Rice travels to Samoa with Mr Peters to meet with Pacific Forum Foreign Ministers. Mr Bolger says in all his years in politics and international relations, he has never seen the momentum...
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