President Benigno S. Aquino III, accompanied by Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Jessie Dellosa, reviews the honor guards during the send-off ceremony at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal II on Sunday night (Oct. 21, 2012) for his state visits to New Zealand and Australia, upon the invitation of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, to strengthen bilateral relations with the two nations. (Photo by: Robert Vi?as/Malaca?ang Photo Bureau/PNA)
InterAksyon.com
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MANILA, Philippines -- President Benigno Aquino III's state visit to New Zealand will target?potential investments in the agriculture, energy, and tourism sectors, according to??Presidential Communications?Development and Strategic Planning Office Secretary Ramon Carandang.?
At a press release from Auckland, Carandang?said Aquino would witness agreements to be signed among business?groups.?
Carandang said one of the primary purposes of the state visit "is link up our?businessmen with those from New Zealand."
"They are quite surprised to learn, for example, that the Philippines?is probably the third or fourth largest market for their milk?products. So we have a very thriving economic relationship with New?Zealand but the problem is people here are not very aware of these?economic links," he said.
"So isa sa mga gusto nating mangyari [One of the things we'd like to see happening is] if we are able to hookup our?businessmen with their businessmen, ay lumawak pa 'yong trade natin?para medyo makabawi tayo?[is for our trade to expand so we can recover]?because we sell maybe about one third of what?they sell to us," Carandang added.
Carandang said there would be some agri-business exploration as well as?possible cooperation on geothermal energy during Aquino's visit.?
"The Philippines, as you know, is one of the biggest producers of?geothermal power in the world so there may be opportunities for the?Philippines and New Zealand companies to get together and cooperate on?things like that," Carandang said.
The Philippines will also look at a possible technology transfer on?New Zealand's domestic dairy industry.
On the tourism front, Carandang said the governments of New Zealand?and the Philippines would be working toward the improvement of their?people-to-people exchanges through a visitor exchange program.
"In broad strokes, we will provide opportunities for Filipinos to come?here, get to know the country, and for New Zealanders to come to the?Philippines and also to get to know the country," Carandang said.
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