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McClay attends Pacific Trade Ministers Meeting

Hon Todd McClay
Minister of Trade

27 October 2015

McClay attends Pacific Trade Ministers Meeting


Associate Trade Minister Hon Todd McClay is travelling to the Cook Islands to attend the Pacific Islands Forum Trade Ministers Meeting this week.

“Trade is one of the many important strands to New Zealand’s relationship with Pacific Island countries. The future of the Pacific’s regional economic development rests in finding ways to facilitate trade linkages and reducing supply side constraints,” says Mr McClay.

“Pacific Trade Ministers will take forward the regional trade agenda, including advancing negotiations of the Pacific trade agreement - PACER Plus.”

PACER Plus has16 participants; New Zealand, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Nauru, Kiribati, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

“New Zealand has a direct and indirect influence on the economic prospects of Pacific Island countries. Fisheries, tourism, and agriculture represent significant opportunities, and agreements such as PACER Plus can deliver an increase in economic performance across the region,” says Mr McClay.

As well as attending the one day Forum Trade Ministers’ meeting in Rarotonga, Mr McClay will have discussions with Pacific economic ministers, and private sector representatives.

ENDS

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