24 February
The New Zealand foreign minister and trade and export growth minister will visit India on Tuesday, aiming to strengthen New Zealand's political and business ties with India.
The ministers are co-leading a high-level business delegation to India to support increased people and economic engagement with the country. They will be travelling Feb. 25-29 and will visit New Delhi and Mumbai.
"We will be discussing how both countries can work together on global and regional issues, and towards potential trade and economic opportunities," New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters said in a statement on Monday.
Both ministers will meet a number of counterparts while in New Delhi. The business delegation includes senior business people representing a cross-section of New Zealand's trade relationship with India.
India is New Zealand's 13th largest two-way trading partner, with significant potential for growth and market diversification for New Zealand across both services and goods, the statement said.
India provides the second highest number of international students to New Zealand, while the number of tourist visitors continues to grow.
xinhua
