Party General Secretary and President President Nguyen Phu Trong on June 19 sent a message of congratulations to Governor-General of New Zealand Dame Patsy Reddy on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations (June 19, 1975 - 2020).
The Governor General of New Zealand, Dame Patsy Reddy, has stressed the important role played by Vietnam in multilateral institutions when talking to the new Vietnamese Ambassador to New Zealand.
As the host of the APEC Year 2017, Vietnam played an important role in promoting the signing of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Chile on March 8, said New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters.
The official visit to New Zealand by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from March 11 to 14 will create a driving force for the enhancement of the countries’ comprehensive partnership and the expansion of cooperation areas in the future, Ambassador Nguyen Viet Dung has said.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse and a high-level delegation left Hanoi on March 11 for official visit to New Zealand from March 11 -14 and to Australia from March 14-18.