Welcome ceremony held for New Zealand Prime Minister

WVR - Afternoon 14 November, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a welcome ceremony for New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern who is on an official visit to Vietnam from November 14-17, 2022.

Welcome ceremony held for New Zealand Prime Minister

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern observed the National Anthems of the two countries at the welcome ceremony.

Welcome ceremony held for New Zealand Prime Minister

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted the official welcome ceremony for New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. (Photo: Tuan Anh)

Welcome ceremony held for New Zealand Prime Minister
The visit of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has important significance and marks the comprehensive restart of the framework of the Vietnam-New Zealand Strategic Partnership, in the context that both countries have fully opened the borders after the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: Tuan Anh)
Welcome ceremony held for New Zealand Prime Minister
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's government is currently working to implement a strategy of reconnecting with the world for economic recovery, through strengthening relationships with key partners, and developing key markets. (Photo: Tuan Anh)
Welcome ceremony held for New Zealand Prime Minister
Welcome ceremony held for New Zealand Prime Minister
New Zealand considers Vietnam a country with high political stability, dynamic economy, impressive growth rate, and a potential market that New Zealand businesses need to exploit. (Photo: Tuan Anh)
Welcome ceremony held for New Zealand Prime Minister
Following the ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern hold talks. The visit is an opportunity for high-ranking leaders of the two countries to have in-depth discussions on major world and regional issues, promote high political trust and consensus on the views and visions of the two countries. (Photo: Tuan Anh)
Welcome ceremony held for New Zealand Prime Minister
This visit will also strengthen the existing good personal relationship of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern with key leaders of Vietnam. (Photo: Tuan Anh)
Welcome ceremony held for New Zealand Prime Minister

The two Prime Ministers held talks. (Photo: Tuan Anh)

Welcome ceremony held for New Zealand Prime Minister
The two Prime Ministers at the signing ceremony between Vietnam and New Zealand in Hanoi, on November 14, 2022.

Welcome ceremony held for New Zealand Prime Minister

The two Prime Ministers witnessed the signing ceremony of an Education Cooperation Agreement between the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and the New Zealand Ministry of Education. (Photo: Tuan Anh)
Welcome ceremony held for New Zealand Prime Minister
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivered the speech at the meeting with the press after the talks. (Photo: Tuan Anh)
Welcome ceremony held for New Zealand Prime Minister
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivered a speech at the meeting with the press after the talks. (Photo: Tuan Anh)
Welcome ceremony held for New Zealand Prime Minister
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the meeting with the press. (Photo: Tuan Anh)

This is the first official visit to Vietnam by PM Ardern since she took office in 2017.

During the visit, Prime Minister Ardern is scheduled to make a courtesy call on Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, meet President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, take part in a business dialogue between the two countries, participate in an event on agricultural connectivity, and visit Ho Chi Minh City.

The trip is expected to help enhance political trust and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries in such fields as politics-diplomacy, defence-security, economy, investment, labour, education, technology, climate change, and digital transformation.

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(Source: WVR)