New Zealand’s Governor-General Jerry Mateparae will be in Vietnamfrom August 3-8 for a State-level visit at the invitation of PresidentTruong Tan Sang.
This is his first trip toVietnam since Mateparae took office, and only the second visit of aNew Zealand Governor-General.
Vietnam-NewZealand comprehensive partnership has seen a boost in recent years withall-level delegation exchanges and the maintenance of the PoliticalConsultation mechanism, with the 9 th meeting taking place on July 11this year in Wellington .
In terms of economicsand trade ties, two-way trade increases year after year, standing at525 million USD in 2011, 569 million USD in 2012, and 335 million USD asof June 2013, up 18 percent from the same period last year.
However, Vietnam still has a trade deficit with New Zealand ,with an import value of 220 million USD in 2012. Vietnam ’s importstaples are dairy products, wood items, materials for garments,textiles, foot wear, iron and steel, and machineries.
Regarding investment, New Zealand is involved in 18 projects witha total capital of over 76.3 million USD, ranking 40 th of 92countries and territories investing in Vietnam .
The two countries have accomplished talks on a Double TaxationAvoidance Agreement. The signing of the deal is scheduled for theupcoming visit of the Governor-General.
NewZealand ’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) for Vietnam hasrisen gradually from 3.2 million NZ dollars in the 2003-2004 fiscal yearto 10.5 million dollars in 2012-2013. The assistance prioritises humanresources training, sustainable development, and agricultural and ruraldevelopment.
As for national security and defence,the two sides have maintained the exchange of delegations andinformation under a cooperation agreement on transnational crimeprevention reached by the two sides’ police forces in 2010, as well asunder the framework of the ASEAN-New Zealand Joint Statement oninternational cooperation in anti-terrorism in 2005.
New Zealand ’s Ministry of Defence has helped Vietnam intraining military staff under the Mutual Assistance Programme (MAP). Thetwo sides have also agreed to lift their annual Defence Dialoguemechanism from a departmental to deputy-ministerial level, with the mostrecent meeting held in Hanoi in September 2012.
Education is a potential for both, with a new agreement on education and training cooperation signed last April.
Vietnam has sent 2,150 students to study in New Zealand .
The two sides established a joint commission on education cooperationwith its first meeting in December 2010 in New Zealand ’s capitalcity, Wellington .
Vietnam and NewZealand have been working closely together and support each other atregional and international organisations and forums, including theUnited Nations and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).
As an initiator of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership(TPP), New Zealand has been active in supporting and coordinatingwith Vietnam in the TPP negotiation process as well as the RegionalComprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Thevisit of the Governor-General this time aims to affirm New Zealand’sintention to reinforce bilateral and all-around cooperation with Vietnamas well as exchange views on regional and international issues ofcommon concern.-VNA
This is his first trip toVietnam since Mateparae took office, and only the second visit of aNew Zealand Governor-General.
Vietnam-NewZealand comprehensive partnership has seen a boost in recent years withall-level delegation exchanges and the maintenance of the PoliticalConsultation mechanism, with the 9 th meeting taking place on July 11this year in Wellington .
In terms of economicsand trade ties, two-way trade increases year after year, standing at525 million USD in 2011, 569 million USD in 2012, and 335 million USD asof June 2013, up 18 percent from the same period last year.
However, Vietnam still has a trade deficit with New Zealand ,with an import value of 220 million USD in 2012. Vietnam ’s importstaples are dairy products, wood items, materials for garments,textiles, foot wear, iron and steel, and machineries.
Regarding investment, New Zealand is involved in 18 projects witha total capital of over 76.3 million USD, ranking 40 th of 92countries and territories investing in Vietnam .
The two countries have accomplished talks on a Double TaxationAvoidance Agreement. The signing of the deal is scheduled for theupcoming visit of the Governor-General.
NewZealand ’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) for Vietnam hasrisen gradually from 3.2 million NZ dollars in the 2003-2004 fiscal yearto 10.5 million dollars in 2012-2013. The assistance prioritises humanresources training, sustainable development, and agricultural and ruraldevelopment.
As for national security and defence,the two sides have maintained the exchange of delegations andinformation under a cooperation agreement on transnational crimeprevention reached by the two sides’ police forces in 2010, as well asunder the framework of the ASEAN-New Zealand Joint Statement oninternational cooperation in anti-terrorism in 2005.
New Zealand ’s Ministry of Defence has helped Vietnam intraining military staff under the Mutual Assistance Programme (MAP). Thetwo sides have also agreed to lift their annual Defence Dialoguemechanism from a departmental to deputy-ministerial level, with the mostrecent meeting held in Hanoi in September 2012.
Education is a potential for both, with a new agreement on education and training cooperation signed last April.
Vietnam has sent 2,150 students to study in New Zealand .
The two sides established a joint commission on education cooperationwith its first meeting in December 2010 in New Zealand ’s capitalcity, Wellington .
Vietnam and NewZealand have been working closely together and support each other atregional and international organisations and forums, including theUnited Nations and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).
As an initiator of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership(TPP), New Zealand has been active in supporting and coordinatingwith Vietnam in the TPP negotiation process as well as the RegionalComprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Thevisit of the Governor-General this time aims to affirm New Zealand’sintention to reinforce bilateral and all-around cooperation with Vietnamas well as exchange views on regional and international issues ofcommon concern.-VNA
