The ratification process for the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has already begun in New Zealand, with the first parliamentary reading completed, though there is no fixed timeline for its implementation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday.
Addressing a special media briefing during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official visit to New Zealand, Secretary (East) in the MEA, Rudrendra Tandon, said New Zealand had assured India that the agreement enjoys bipartisan political support and that the ratification process would move forward swiftly.