Last Updated 31/08/2007, 17:38:26The Australian Opposition Leader, Kevin Rudd, says he will not change his mind about the need to withdraw troops from Iraq, regardless of what the United States President wants him to do.
President George Bush says he will urge Kevin Rudd not to withdraw troops from Iraq, if he wins this year's Australian election.
While the Labor Party Leader says he's looking forward to meeting President Bush during next week's APEC summit, he won't budge.
"Mr Bush and Mr Howard have their views on Iraq - we have a different view on Iraq,"Mr Rudd said of Labor's Iraq policy.
Prime Minister, John Howard, says he is not fazed by Mr Bush and Mr Rudd's one-on-one meeting.
"What Mr Rudd discusses with the President while he's here is a matter for them," Mr Howard said.
While President Bush won't comment on election speculation, he has again described John Howard as a man of steel, but he says he's also looking forward to getting to know Mr Rudd.
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