| John Key will walk away from his first and probably last ever appearance at a G20 pretty satisfied, although perhaps more wary about the challenges he now faces with climate change. The meeting came at the end of a long week of bilateral meetings at APEC and in Auckland and the Prime Minister seemed to be able to shrug off any tiredness and fit in another busy round of meetings here in Brisbane.
On the trade front it's been a clear success, getting the chance to seal the deal on the long standing FTA negotiations with South Korea. Mr Key hasn't until this point actually managed to sign a bilateral free trade involving two countries during his time as Prime Minister, so he will relish getting one under his belt. He was also able to make progress on another couple of deals including the European Union and Gulf States agreement..........................................Full Article: Source
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