 The Ministry serves 3 portfolios, 3 ministers and a parliamentary under-secretary.The ministry's foreign policy priorities under these ministers are outlined in the Labour-NZ First coalition agreement and are to initiate a Closer Commonwealth Economic Relations (CCER) agreement with the UK, Australia, Canada and other Commonwealth countries and to work towards a Free Trade Agreement with the Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan Customs Union.The Ministry has 653 staff based in Wellington and 661 staff overseas, with consulates and embassies in 53 posts worldwide.