President Luong Cuong receives New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon
WVR/VNA - President Luong Cuong affirmed New Zealand as a reliable partner of Vietnam and highlighted New Zealand's active cooperation and support for his country over the past half-century, while receiving New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Hanoi on February 26, 2025.
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| President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon. (Photo: VNA) |
The President stated that the upgrade of the bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership opens up a new chapter for collaboration, fostering deeper and more comprehensive relations between the two countries both bilaterally and multilaterally.
President Cuong stressed the significance Luxon's official visit in the elevation of the relations, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties (1975–2025).
Prime Minister Luxon expressed his admiration for Vietnam's strong development in recent years and noted his desire to further strengthen cooperation with the country.
The leaders expressed their delight at cooperation progress in various areas, particularly education, agriculture, trade, culture, and people-to-people exchange. They agreed to develop an action plan for the new partnership, enhance political trust, increase all-level visits and exchanges, and deepen defence-security cooperation.
The two sides will also step up the sharing of information and assessments on regional and global situations, and work together in addressing traditional and non-traditional security challenges.
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| Overveiw of the meeting. (Photo: Nhan dan Newspaper) |
President Cuong thanked New Zealand for increasing scholarships for Vietnamese students by 56% and called for continued support in technology transfer, and expert and high-quality personnel training.
Prime Minister Luxon reaffirmed New Zealand’s backing for Vietnam’s role as APEC 2027 host.
Both sides committed to close coordination and mutual support at regional and international forums, including the UN, APEC, ASEAN, and ASEAN-led mechanisms.
On this occasion, President Cuong asked Prime Minister Luxon to convey his invitation to New Zealand Governor-General Cindy Kiro to visit Vietnam, while Prime Minister Luxon conveyed an invitation from the Governor-General to the Vietnamese leader to visit New Zealand. President Cuong accepted the invitation with pleasure.
(Source: WVR/VNA)
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