Fed: Howard puts water summit ahead of Cheney

AAP General News (Australia)
02-20-2007
Fed: Howard puts water summit ahead of Cheney

The prime minister says this week's water summit with the premiers .. is more important
than meeting US Vice President DICK CHENEY.

Mr CHENEY arrives in Sydney on Thursday night but won't meet JOHN HOWARD until Saturday morning.

While the vice president gives a major address on Australian-US relations in Sydney
on Friday morning .. Mr HOWARD will be in Canberra hammering out his 10 billion dollar
water security plan with the state premiers and chief …