Brussels, 27/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - The EU high representative, Catherine Ashton, has decided to call for a negotiating mandate for a framework agreement in order to give greater value to bilateral relations between the EU and New Zealand. “Over the years, New Zealand has become a highly valued and like-minded partner to us. We are working closely together in the Pacific and in Afghanistan, on development and security. A new framework agreement would help build up our cooperation on...