Britain And New Zealand Have Completed The First Round Of Consultation On Free Trade Agreement Negotiations

Britain and New Zealand held the first round of video consultation talks on free trade agreement from July 13 to 24, 2020. The two sides held comprehensive discussions on various areas of the trade agreement. The consultation included: China's national trade, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti-corruption, anti End solutions, technical barriers to trade, telecommunications, trade and development, trade and women's economic empowerment, and transparency.

This consultation is based on the fact that the norms of the two countries are similar in many areas of trade, making rapid progress in many chapters of the agreement and laying a foundation for high-quality results in this agreement. The two countries focus on the areas of cross-border trade, promotion of trade uncertainty, promotion of good procedures for exports, and reduction of burden on exporters. In addition, important agendas such as women's economic empowerment, trade and development, indigenous trade, clean growth and climate change are discussed, and ensuring that SMEs benefit from free trade agreements.

At present, the two sides plan to hold a second round of talks in October and issue a joint statement according to the progress of the consultation. In addition, when assessing the security situation, face-to-face negotiations will be considered in the second round of talks.

Britain is getting closer to reaching a free trade agreement (FTA) with New Zealand. The two countries will negotiate through a video conference from July 13 to 24, 2020, covering a comprehensive discussion of various areas of the trade agreement.

Both countries stressed their desire to strengthen cooperation in areas including strengthening digital trade, promoting cross-border trade in services and investment, reducing customs procedures, reducing uncertainty and burden on exporters, and promoting good regulatory practices.

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