Key meets Obama to discuss 'holy grail' of FTAs

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Sun, 15 Nov 2009 5:57p.m.

Prime Minister John Key

Prime Minister John Key

The APEC meeting in Singapore has wound up, with Prime Minister John Key meeting US president Barack Obama.

Mr Key says Obama told him the US will complete a Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand.

Mr Key says it's the “holy grail” for New Zealand and will mean jobs and growth in the decade ahead.

Political editor Duncan Garner talks live from Singapore.

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17 Nov 2009 12:18p.m.

keith wrote:

The American empire will be dead within 15 years; what's the point in having an FTA with them?