Trade minister Damien O'Connor says NZ needs to ‘put the effort in’ with India

Trade minister Damien O'Connor says NZ needs to ‘put the effort in’ with India
Damien O'Connor. (Image: Getty)
Dileepa Fonseka
Trade minister Damien O’Connor says New Zealand needs to “put the effort in” to grow the relationship with India and believes annual meetings between business leaders might be a good place to start. O’Connor met with Indian commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal as part of a visit to the country alongside an India New Zealand Business Council (INZBC) summit involving what is thought to be the largest delegation NZ Inc has ever sent to the country.Along with meeting Goyal, O’Connor gave...

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