Prime Minister John Key said he was not aware that US President Barack Obama had planned to address military chiefs from various countries - including New Zealand - at Andrews Air Force Base to near Washington DC about defeating Islamic State. Mr Key said he had been assured by the Defence Force it was just a "regular meeting" although virtually every news outlet in Washington is billing it as a meeting of the anti-ISIS coalition.
Key: Anti-Isis summit 'regular meeting'
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