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List of Outcomes: Official Visit of PM of New Zealand, Rt. Hon Christopher Luxon, to India

List of Outcomes: Official Visit of PM of New Zealand, Rt. Hon Christopher Luxon, to India

17 Mar, 2025

List of Outcomes: Official Visit of PM of New Zealand, Rt. Hon Christopher Luxon, to India


Announcements:

1. Launch of negotiations between India and New Zealand on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA);

2. Launch of negotiations between India and New Zealand on an arrangement facilitating the mobility of professionals and skilled workers;

3. New Zealand joins the Indo-Pacific Oceans' Initiative (IPOI);

4. New Zealand becomes member of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)

Bilateral Documents:

1. Joint Statement

2. Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation between the Ministry of Defence of India and the New Zealand Ministry of Defence;

3. Authorized Economic Operator - Mutual Recognition Agreement (AEO-MRA) between the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs of India (CBIC) and the New Zealand Customs Service;

4. Memorandum of Cooperation on Horticulture between the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare of India and the Ministry for Primary Industries of New Zealand;

5. Letter of Intent on Forestry between the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change of India and the Ministry for Primary Industries of New Zealand;

6. Education Cooperation Agreement between the Ministry of Education of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Education of New Zealand; and

7. Memorandum of Cooperation in Sports between the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports of the Government of India and the Sport New Zealand of the Government of New Zealand

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