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Parliamentary delegation of two MPs heads to Mexico


Labour MPs Pete Hodgson and William Sio are off to Mexico and Panama. Speaker Lockwood Smith said the pair would meet Mexican parliamentarians in Mexico City, before heading to 124th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Panama City, Panama.

NZPA
Fri, 08 Apr 2011

Labour MPs Pete Hodgson and William Sio are off to Mexico and Panama. Speaker Lockwood Smith said the pair would meet Mexican parliamentarians in Mexico City, before heading to 124th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Panama City, Panama.

Labour MPs Pete Hodgson and William Sio are off to Mexico and Panama.

Speaker Lockwood Smith said the pair would meet Mexican parliamentarians in Mexico City, before heading to 124th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Panama City, Panama.

In Mexico discussions would cover customs, business and both countries' roles in the Asia-Pacific region.

"Since the early 1970s, Mexico has consistently been our key export market in Latin America while growing in significance as a destination for New Zealand investment," Dr Smith said.

Over the past five years, New Zealand exports to Mexico have averaged around $444 million per year.

The delegation will visit Mexico City from April 11-13, before travelling to Panama to represent the New Zealand Parliament at the IPU Assembly, which concludes on Wednesday, April 20.

"The IPU Assembly is the focal point for world-wide parliamentary dialogue and representation from our Parliament is important for New Zealand's participation in ongoing work for peace and cooperation," Dr Smith said.

NZPA
Fri, 08 Apr 2011
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