PM Pham Minh Chinh begins official visit to New Zealand today

New Zealand officials welcomed PM Pham Minh Chinh and the delegation at the airport. (Photo: Tuan Anh)

New Zealand officials welcoming Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the delegation at the airport included Minister for Economic Development Melissa Lee, Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Rod Harris, and Ambassador-Designate to Vietnam Caroline Beresford.

The Vietnamese Ambassador to New Zealand, Nguyen Van Trung, staff members of the Vietnamese Embassy, and representatives of Vietnamese people in the country also welcomed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the delegation.

Over nearly 50 years of diplomatic ties, the two countries’ relations have been developing unceasingly and were upgraded to a strategic partnership in July 2020.

Vietnamese people welcomed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his Spouse, and the Delegation at the Airport. (Photo: Tuan Anh)

Vietnam is currently New Zealand's 14th largest trading partner, with bilateral trade reaching 1.3 billion USD in 2023. As of November 2023, New Zealand had 52 investment projects worth 208.35 million USD in Vietnam, ranking 39th among 143 countries and territories investing in Vietnam.

There are about 11,000 Vietnamese people in the South Pacific nation, mainly in Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington.

During the visit, PM Chinh is scheduled to hold talks and meetings with senior leaders of New Zealand, attend meetings with heads of associations and leading businesses of the country, engage in working sessions with local scientific, technological, and educational institutions, and meet with the Vietnamese community here.

The two sides will discuss measures to further enhance bilateral cooperation, including such focal and traditional areas as trade, investment, labour, education - training, and agriculture.

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