Ministers discuss NZ-India trade

India's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Anand Sharma and Trade Minister Tim Groser have issued a joint statement following two days of talks on the New Zealand-India economic relationship.

The Minister’s agreed that New Zealand and India should be able to treble bilateral trade to $3billion by 2014 and set an aim of wrapping up Free Trade Agreement negotiations in 8 to 10 months. 

Both ministers spoke at a forum of business leaders in Auckland on 9 May, and Mr Sharma addressed a function in Wellington the following day. Shayne Blake and Prashanta Mukherjee attended the events in Auckland and Wellington, respectively. 

The joint statement highlights the potential for cooperation in the agricultural sector, including post-harvest technologies and logistics, clean energy, tourism, films, pharmaceuticals and education.

You can read the statement at the INZBC’s website.