March 13, 2024
2 mins read

India Very Important To US, Says Visiting New Zealand Dy PM

Describing his ongoing visit, Deputy PM Winston Peters mentioned his prior visit to Gujarat and his current meetings with key ministers in Delhi….reports Asian Lite News

New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister, Winston Peters, who is on an official visit to India, emphasized the significance of India to his country and highlighted the importance of the meetings for strengthening bilateral relations.

Describing his ongoing visit, Deputy PM Winston Peters mentioned his prior visit to Gujarat and his current meetings with key ministers in Delhi.

“Well, it’s been very important, very interesting. We think we’re making a lot of progress. We went to Gujarat first and now we’re in Delhi and talking to key ministers like the Minister for Foreign Affairs here, somebody I’ve known for some time. So yeah, it’s very important. India is very important to us. The meetings are very important to us too,” he said.

During his visit to Delhi, Deputy PM Peters also attended the Women’s Premier League (WPL) match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Expressing his excitement about women’s cricket in India, he remarked, “It’s tremendous to see how popular women’s cricket is. This is new, but it’s happening fast. And I’m here to watch a New Zealander, Divine, score a century today. But of course, you don’t have to score a century because you’re not chasing that many,” he added.

On Tuesday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Deputy PM Winston Peters, expressing anticipation for ‘productive talks.’

New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters arrived in New Delhi on Monday evening.

He is on an official visit to India from March 10 to 13 at the invitation of External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.

According to MEA, this visit marks Deputy PM Peters’ first visit to India since the new government in New Zealand assumed office in November 2023. His previous visit to India was in February 2020.

Commencing his visit, Peters arrived in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad on Sunday night.

India and New Zealand share warm and friendly relations based on the commonalities of democratic traditions and shared values bolstered by strong people-to-people ties.

The two countries are engaging in cooperation across a wide range of areas, including trade and economy, defence and security, education and research, and environment and climate change, the MEA release concluded.

Bilateral relations were established in 1952 between India and New Zealand. New Zealand has identified India as a priority country in its “Opening Doors to India” policy notified in October 2011, which was reiterated by New Zealand in 2015. (ANI)

ALSO READ: Khattar quits as Haryana CM

Previous Story

India Refutes Study Claiming 6.7M Kids Without Food

Next Story

Cong invites Pawar to join Rahul’s yatra 

Latest from -Top News

Financial Turmoil Grips Bangladesh

The crisis emerged with the political transition after the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina following a violent uprising last year….reports Asian Lite News Bangladesh is grappling with an economic crisis

Hamas Meets Turkish FM Over Gaza Crisis

The delegation briefed Hakan on the latest developments regarding the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the delegation’s recent visit to Cairo….reports Asian Lite News A Hamas delegation met with Turkish Foreign

India, France Set to Seal Rafale Deal

Estimated cost of this deal is valued at around Rs 63,000 crore…reports Asian Lite News India and France will on Monday sign the deal for 26 Rafale fighter jets for the Indian
Go toTop

Don't Miss

First consignment under India-UAE CEPA arrives in Emirates

CEPA is a watershed in the deepening bi-lateral ties between

Trouble brewing in Uttarakhand Congress, leaders called to Delhi

Sources said that Harish Rawat is upset over the ticket