- India and New Zealand held Foreign Office Consultations in Wellington in the forenoon of September 24, 2012.The Indian delegation was led by Mr. Sanjay Singh, Secretary(East) in the Ministry of External Affairs and the New Zealand delegation was led by Mr. John Allen, Chief Executive and Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of New Zealand.
- During the talks the two delegations discussed bilateral relations and exchanged views on regional and global issues.Relations between the two countries in the areas of trade and investment, education, science and technology, cultural affairs and people to people cooperation were among the topics on which there was an exchange of views.The discussions explored the potential for enhancing bilateral cooperation and implementing decisions taken during Prime Minister John Key’s visit to India in June 2011.They also discussed cooperation between India and New Zealand in multilateral fora.
- Prior to the consultations, Mr Sanjay Singh called on Hon Murray McCully, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand.
Wellington
September 24, 2012
