EDITOR'S INSIGHT: Sheep diplomacy lures Arabs into free trade deal
A deal with with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar has gone begging since it was largely completed in 2009.
Mon, 01 Jul 2013
Foreign Minister Murray McCully is using sheep diplomacy to complete the long-awaited free trade agreement with the Gulf states.
The government and Trade Minister Tim Groser have yet to sign off an FTA and the one with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar has