Viet Nam, New Zealand target to upgrade ties

Pham thanked the Government of New Zealand for extending condolences and sending a special envoy to Viet Nam to attend the funeral of late Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

He spoke highly of the effective cooperation between the two Ministries of Foreign Affairs in implementing the outcomes of his official visit to New Zealand in March this year and New Zealander Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ visit to Viet Nam to co-chair the second Viet Nam- New Zealand ministerial meeting last June.

As the two countries will celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of bilaieral ties and the fifth anniversary of the bilateral strategic partnership in 2025,  Pham invited Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to visit Viet Nam to mark the important milestones.

He also called upon the two side take more breakthrough measures to strive for US$2 billion in two-way trade in 2024 and US$3 billion in 2026, including the opening of doors for each other's products.

The Vietnamese Government leader took the occasion to seek New Zealand’s support for Viet Nam in English teaching, manpower training and people-to-people exchanges.

In reply, the Ambassador said that she stands ready to work with Vietnamese side to promote bilateral collaboration in promising areas such as trade, investment, education, agriculture, climate change response, green and digital economy.

She also mentioned the plan to organize activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the Viet Nam-New Zealand diplomatic relations in 2025, including meetings for businesses and students of the two sides./.