By Xinhua
Wellington : Rupert Holborow will be New Zealand’s next high commissioner to India, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced Friday.
Peters said India’s rapidly growing economy, expertise in science and technology and increasing geo-political importance makes it a priority relationship for New Zealand.
New Zealand’s exports to India have grown substantially in the past few years, and reached $278 million (357 million NZ dollars) this year, up 85 percent as compared to the volume in 2004.
Holborow is currently a senior functionary in the New Zealand foreign ministry’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) affairs and co-director of Asia Division.
Holborow will assume his new charge in India in December, succeeding Graeme Waters, who will return to Wellington.