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| Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Spouse chaired a welcome ceremony with the traditional Maori ritual for Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Spouse. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
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| A welcome ceremony with the traditional Maori ritual for Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Spouse. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
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| A welcome ceremony with the traditional Maori ritual for Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Spouse. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
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.
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| Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Spouse chaired a welcome ceremony with the traditional Maori ritual for Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Spouse. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
Vietnam is currently the 14th largest trading partner of New Zealand 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, statistics showed.
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| Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the welcome ceremony. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
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| Overview of the welcome ceremony in Wellington, on March 11, 2024. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
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| Overview of the welcome ceremony in Wellington, on March 11, 2024. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
There are about 11,000 Vietnamese people in New Zealand, mainly in Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington.
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh reviews the Guard of Honour at the welcome ceremony. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
During the visit, Prime Minister 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.
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| Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Spouse, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Spouse. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Spouse signed the Guest Book. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Spouse signed the Guest Book. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
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.
