New Delhi, July 3 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on his first official visit to New Zealand next week, his counterpart Christopher Luxon said in a post on X. Luxon said he was delighted to welcome Modi and described India as one of the world's largest and fastest-growing economies.

"I'm delighted to announce Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make his first official visit to New Zealand next week," Luxon said in the post on Friday, 3 July.

"We are taking the two countries' relationship to the next level with our New Zealand-India Free Trade Agreement, signed in April, which will deliver more jobs, higher exports and stronger economic growth for New Zealand," he said.

PM Modi returned to India on 29 June after his three-d...