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flag New Zealand warns Middle East conflict threatens global supply chains, urging trade partners to cooperate and maintain open shipping routes.

flag New Zealand's Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay warned on March 16, 2026, that the Middle East conflict is increasing risks to global supply chains, urging 16 trade-dependent nations in the FIT Partnership to enhance cooperation. flag The group, launched in September 2025, stressed the need to keep air and sea freight routes open for essential goods like fuel, avoid export restrictions and excessive stockpiling, and share real-time data to strengthen resilience. flag A ministerial declaration reaffirmed support for the rules-based trading system. flag The next meeting will be hosted by New Zealand in Auckland in July 2026.

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