Commerce and Agriculture Minister to journey to India and Indonesia

Minister of Commerce and Export Development and Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor will journey tomorrow to India and Indonesia for commerce and agricultural conferences to additional speed up the Authorities’s rising commerce agenda.

“Exploring methods we will join globally and construct on our buying and selling relationships is a precedence for the Authorities, and is a part of our plan to supply higher financial safety for New Zealanders,” Damien O’Connor stated.

India leg

“India is a precedence relationship for New Zealand, it was our fifteenth largest buying and selling companion within the yr to December 2021, and we’re dedicated to broadening and deepening our partnership,” Damien O’Connor stated.

“New Zealand and India have already got sturdy folks, commerce, financial, and agricultural ties, and with each of our international locations’ economies persevering with to develop, there’s alternative to additional our connections.

“I’ll have quite a few bilateral conferences with counterparts to particularly progress alternatives for agricultural cooperation and broadening our commerce relationship.

“Whereas in New Delhi, I’ll meet with a delegation led by the India New Zealand Enterprise Council (INZBC), which incorporates quite a few key New Zealand enterprise and exporters working in India, to debate methods the we will help our companies with export progress,” Damien O’Connor stated.

As Agriculture Minister he may also communicate on the ‘Farm to Fork’ panel, showcasing New Zealand’s investments in agri-tech, on-farm coaching and expertise growth, and climate-responsive farming as a part of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Business (FICCI) LEADS Convention.

“I sit up for talking on the LEADS convention, and fascinating with the INZBC delegation, which represents the depth and breadth of New Zealand’s commerce and funding pursuits in India,” Damien O’Connor stated.

Whereas in India, Damien O’Connor will meet with ministerial counterparts.

Indonesia leg

Damien O’Connor will then journey to Bali, Indonesia, to attend the G20 Commerce, Funding, and Business Ministerial Assembly.

This would be the second time he has been invited and attended the G20 Commerce Ministerial Assembly, after attending the 2021 G20 assembly in Italy following New Zealand’s chairing of APEC 2021. It’s uncommon for a member exterior the G20 to be invited for a second yr in a row.

“I’m trying ahead to representing New Zealand once more on the G20 because the invitee of this yr’s President, Indonesia,” Damien O’Connor stated.

“Attendance on the G20, at this important juncture for the worldwide financial system, is a beneficial alternative to take part in discussions with the world’s largest and most influential economies.

“The assembly will give attention to guaranteeing worldwide commerce and funding delivers an inclusive and sustainable world financial restoration – all areas New Zealand has proudly championed.”

Whereas in Bali, Damien O’Connor may also meet with ministerial counterparts and native enterprise stakeholders to debate bilateral in addition to regional commerce and financial points.

Damien O’Connor shall be in India on 19-20 September, and can then journey to Indonesia on 21-23 September. He’ll return to New Zealand on 24 September.