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New Zealand PM looks to boost partnership with India

Xinhua, October 17, 2016 Adjust font size:

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key is aiming to strengthen political and economic links with India during talks with Indian leaders next week.

Key, who is leading a business and education delegation to India from Oct. 24 to 28, will hold talks in New Delhi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee, who visited New Zealand earlier this year.

"Along with further strengthening New Zealand's political, security, and economic connections with India, my meeting with Prime Minister Modi will be an opportunity to discuss his efforts to reform India's economy and how New Zealand can be part of India's growth," Key said in a statement Monday.

"India is a key partner for New Zealand. It is a leading source of skilled migrants, international students and tourists, and in the five years since I last visited our two way trade has grown by 41 percent to 2.4 billion NZ dollars (1.7 billion U.S. dollars)." Endit