The Welsh Government's International Relations Strategy

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for International Relations and Welsh Language – in the Senedd at 2:57 pm on 3 April 2019.

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Photo of Alun Davies Alun Davies Labour 2:57, 3 April 2019

Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. Well, in that case, I'm delighted to have caught you drafting the strategy. That's certainly something to be welcomed. We're all aware of the disaster of Brexit and the impact that's having on the standing of the United Kingdom across the world. It's important, therefore, that the Welsh Government renews its work to promote Wales as a place to do business and a place where we can create new business links across different countries. We know also that there's a significant investment taking place in the Heads of the Valleys and a Valleys programme that looks at promoting the Valleys as a place to invest and a place to do business. Can you, Minister, ensure that the Valleys and the Heads of the Valleys are central to your work in terms of international relations? Promoting the Heads of the Valleys and the whole of the Valleys as places where we can create businesses, create new business activity, I hope, will be central to the Welsh Government's wider vision of an international relations strategy.