1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,640 Speaker 1: Those who spent the past week in India with our 2 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:03,960 Speaker 1: trade delegation. The back the headline was the FTA. Of 3 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: course talks are underway. There was some hope we can 4 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: stitch it up in a couple of months. Apparently New 5 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 1: Zealand Trade and Enterprise CEO pet of Christmas with us 6 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: Peter Morning. 7 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 2: Good morning Mite. 8 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: How much of what unfolded last week was predetermined before 9 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: we even left the country. 10 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 2: Well, I know that mister McLay had been working on 11 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 2: the three Trade Agreement for quite some period before then, 12 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 2: so but we didn't really know exactly what was going 13 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 2: to happen until we arrived. 14 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: How far down the track are we in talks? IU? 15 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,879 Speaker 2: Look, anything about the free trade Agreement I really need 16 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 2: to leave to Minister maclay and the Foreign Ministry because 17 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 2: as you can understand, it's very sensitive. It won't be 18 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,520 Speaker 2: negotiating in public. So I'll say, away from that one. 19 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 1: What's your sense of the goodwill level? Is there genuine 20 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: good will on both sides to make this thing work? 21 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 1: Hand stick? 22 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 2: I think so there was without doubt considerable warmth an 23 00:00:56,520 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 2: engagement between the Prime Minister and Prime Minister that was 24 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 2: very evident, and also throughout the Business Delegation and the 25 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 2: Community Delegation. With one hundred and twenty of us in 26 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 2: the market, there was lots and lots of engagement and interaction. 27 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 2: We had thirty three different deliverables that we signed up, 28 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 2: which was you know, just a whole pednacles of access 29 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,759 Speaker 2: and partnerships all over the country. So yeah, it seemed 30 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 2: pretty genuine to us. 31 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 1: The sadness for me has been we should have been 32 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: there ages ago. Should I mean this has been that 33 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: they were sitting duck ready to do some business, aren't they. 34 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 2: Well, I think, you know, it's just really the convergence 35 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 2: for both countries. I mean, India is really just starting 36 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 2: to open up. It's the biggest latent demand Paul in 37 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 2: the world. You've got a billion new consumers coming on. 38 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 2: But it's quite recent for them to sort of open 39 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 2: their open themselves up, I mean, and they're not going 40 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: to open themselves up to any country to sell, and 41 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 2: they're really more looking for countries who want to partner 42 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 2: with them. So it's not really a cell too, it's 43 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 2: a partner with and so these things take a long 44 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 2: time to curate. Just doesn't happen overnight. 45 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 1: This whole sixty days, ninety days, whatever. But does anyone 46 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: actually have a clue. We're just making that up as 47 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 1: we go along. 48 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 2: Again, I'll leave that Minnister maclay and what he would 49 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 2: like to say publicly about that. 50 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: I read a couple of reports from reporters from behind 51 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: the scenes. It seemed a draining old exercise. It was 52 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: full on, is that fair? 53 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was a huge week. I've arrived at Monday 54 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 2: morning instead of my head spinning a bit. Huge week, 55 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 2: but you know, energetic and yeah, it's great. It was 56 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 2: great to be with a whole lot of people from 57 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 2: New Zealand and going to a country together to take 58 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 2: on our country for the good of New Zealand. They're 59 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 2: a very strong positive feeling about the whole thing. 60 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: Good stuff. Pete appreciate it. Peter Crisp, who's the CEO 61 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. For more from the 62 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to News Talks at b 63 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: from six am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.