New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- India welcomes the passage of legislation by the Parliament of New Zealand on September 16 to give effect to the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed in New Delhi on April 27.

The passage of the legislation marks an important step towards bringing the Agreement into force and reflects the shared commitment of India and New Zealand to deepen and broaden their economic partnership.

According to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry's release, the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to New Zealand in July, the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to New Zealand in four decades, provided momentum to the bilateral relationship. During the visit, the two Prime Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to ...