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.

Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) and his New Zealand counterpart, Christopher Luxon, greet each other in the Maori ritual, March 11, 2024.

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.

Vietnam is currently the 14th largest trading partner of New Zealand with bilateral trade reaching US$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 Vietnam, statistics showed.There are about 11,000 Vietnamese people in the South Pacific nation, mainly in Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington.

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

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Vietnam PM to visit Australia, New Zealand

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse will officially visit Australia and New Zealand from March 5 to March 11 per invitations from his counterparts in the two countries.

PM Pham Minh Chinh leaves Hanoi for ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, official visits to Australia, New Zealand

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse Le Thi Bich Tran and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on March 4 morning for the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Australia dialogue relations, and official visits to Australia and New Zealand from March 5 – 11.

PM arrives in Melbourne for ASEAN - Australia Special Summit, official visit

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse Le Thi Bich Tran and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Melbourne airport on March 4, beginning their trip to attend the ASEAN - Australia Special Summit and official visit to Australia.

Source: VnExpress