There are a few reasons why this is a strategically important agreement.
This will be only our second free trade agreement in the region; we have one with Israel. This is an economy that is important. It's a country that is a moderate and useful ally in the region.
We find that when we increase economic ties, and I think actually your example of re-export is a very good one.... An import and re-export situation is where you have companies that are working together. It's not just a company that's producing a product and selling it to the citizens of another country, but you have a value chain, or a transformation relationship. That requires an integration of the business communities to a certain extent, the building of relationships. So strategically, having our companies build their working relationships with countries in the region is a very positive thing that goes beyond simply the benefits to the Canadian economy of selling more of product X, let's say wheat or some product that is going to be used in its final form.
Those would be my two answers: it's an important country in the region, and the agreement itself will give us a platform for not only selling more products, but building tighter business relationships.