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New Zealand FM to discuss UN, Brexit, trade agreements in Europe

Xinhua, August 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully will be discussing the United Nations Security Council agenda and trade prospects in his visit to European Union nations and Russia next week.

McCully said Friday that he will travel to Britain, Slovakia, France, Hungary and Russia.

"The UK, France, and Russia are permanent members of the UN Security Council and my meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault will focus on New Zealand's upcoming presidency of the Security Council," McCully said in a statement.

McCully would hold introductory talks with the new British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in London, covering a range of issues including mutual trade and economic interests.

"Slovakia is the current European Union President and this visit is an opportunity to meet with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak, and gain his perspective on the early discussions around Brexit," McCully said.

"In Hungary, I will meet Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. The relationship between New Zealand and the countries of central Europe is of growing importance and we will discuss our aspiration to open free trade agreement negotiations with the EU, among other issues," McCully said. Endit