Ministry of Foreign Affairs needs more money for India push, Winston Peters says

Ministry of Foreign Affairs needs more money for India push, Winston Peters says
Winston Peters agreed with some in the India NZ Business Council audience that more diplomatic resources were needed in India. (Image: Dileepa Fonseka/BusinessDesk)
Dileepa Fonseka
Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade needs more money and resources to push for better trade relations with India.Peters also expressed scepticism at the idea of free trade and the goal of signing a free trade agreement (FTA) with India within the current electoral term.The deputy PM and foreign minister said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Mfat) had suffered for years from “politicians who talk a big game back here” but who did not understand the need for getting “fire...

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