Vietnam and New Zealand have pledged to strengthen their comprehensive partnership, looking to build a strategic partnership in the future.
The pledge was made by visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his New Zealand counterpart John Key during their talks in Auckland on Thursday, according to the Vietnam News Agency.
At their meeting, PM Key hailed the Vietnamese leader’s visit as an important event in addition to other activities to mark 40 years of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.
Both host and guest expressed their satisfaction at the outcomes of bilateral cooperation in various areas, including politics, trade, investment, defense, security, culture, and education.