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20180401T030000 +1300 +1200 NZST 20170924T020000 +1200 +1300 NZDT ai1ec-3566@asean.org.nz 20180123T172123Z The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with partner organisations, will host meetings in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch to discuss New Zealand’s trade negotiations agenda. Each event will include brief presentations from New Zealand’s lead trade negotiators for the following processes: • the proposed European Union-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement • the upgrade of the New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement • the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (also known as RCEP) • the New Zealand-India Free Trade Agreement • the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (also known as PACER Plus) There will also be an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions about New Zealand’s trade policy. Given the importance of trade to our future, it is important that all New Zealanders have the opportunity to actively engage on trade issues. Trade helps generate the income that we need to maintain our standards of living, with the jobs of hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders linked to export sectors. Members of the public and businesses are welcome to attend any of the following sessions: Auckland • 20 June 2017 at 5:30pm until 7pm, a public panel discussion hosted by Auckland University of Technology (free); Christchurch • 22 June 2017 at 5:30pm until 7pm, a public panel discussion hosted by the University of Canterbury (free); • 23 June 2017 at 7:30am until 9am, a business breakfast hosted by the Ministry at the Novotel Cathedral Square (free); Wellington • 26 June 2017 at 5:30pm until 7pm, a public panel discussion hosted by Victoria University of Wellington, Rutherford House, lecture theatre 2 (free); • 27 June 2017 at 7:30am until 9am, a business breakfast event hosted by the Wellington Chamber of Commerce (tickets $15). If you would like to attend any of the above sessions please RSVP by email to: FTA_outreach@mfat.govt.nz. For more information see https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/trade/free-trade-agreements/. 20170620T173000 20170627T190000 0

A Conversation on Trade

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