Luxon will send trade delegation to India in third quarter of the year

Luxon will send trade delegation to India in third quarter of the year
Christopher Luxon said he would make India a 'strategic priority' for NZ. (Image: NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
Prime minister Christopher Luxon says he expects to take a “big” trade delegation to India in the third quarter of 2024. Luxon faced questions about his planned trips to Asia this year at his post-cabinet press conference on Monday after he met Vietnam PM Pham Minh Chinh in Wellington.During the election campaign, Luxon promised to make a free trade agreement (FTA) with India a “strategic priority” for New Zealand.An agreement might not be a priority for a Labour government, he said during the campaign, &q...

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