New Zealand Deputy PM and FM Winston Peters to pay official visit to Vietnam
WVR - According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' announcement on June 3, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand Winston Peters will pay an official visit to Vietnam and co-chair the 2nd Vietnam-New Zealand Foreign Ministers' Meeting from June 5-6.
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| Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand Winston Peters. (Source: AAP) |
At the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand Winston Peters will pay an official visit to Vietnam and co-chair the 2nd Vietnam-New Zealand Foreign Ministers' Meeting from 5 to 6 June, according to the announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 3, 2024.
Over nearly 50 years of diplomatic ties (from June 19, 1975), Vietnam-New Zealand relations have been developing unceasingly and upgraded to a strategic partnership since July 2020.
Vietnam is currently the 14th largest trading partner of New Zealand with bilateral trade reaching $1.3 billion in 2023. As of November 2023, New Zealand had 52 investment projects worth $208.35 million in Vietnam, ranking 39th among 143 countries and territories investing in the country, statistics show.
