NZ trade delegation seeks BRI dividend

The New Zealand trade delegation to the upcoming Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing is looking forward to finding opportunities for cooperation between the two countries at the event.

New Zealand is "one of the first Western countries to engage in the Belt and Road. We are looking forward to participating in the forum," David Parker, New Zealand's minister for trade and export growth, told media in Guangzhou on Tuesday.

Parker is scheduled to speak at a panel during the forum, which will be held from April 25 to 27, and will talk with Chinese government officials and business leaders on the ongoing work on upgrading the free trade agreement between the two countries. Good progress has been made in such work, he said.