New Zealand Prime Minister came to Vietnam

The visit of New Zealand Christopher Luxon took place on February 25-28 at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Welcoming the delegation at Noi Bai International Airport, there were Ministers of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet, according to VNA.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon plans to hold talks with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, greeting the commune’s senior leaders of the Party, the State and the National Assembly, visiting a number of economic, cultural and educational establishments in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City HCM. New Zealand Prime Minister will also attend and speak at the ASEAN Future Forum.

Vietnamese Ambassador to New Zealand Nguyen Van Trung emphasized the visit to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the two countries to establish diplomatic relations, 5 years of implementing strategic partnerships and a milestone for the two countries to expect to bring officials System to new height.

Vietnam is New Zealand’s 12th largest trading partner. New Zealand is the 41st largest trading partner of Vietnam. The two -way trade turnover in 2024 reached US $ 1.3 billion, equivalent to 2023.

As of February, New Zealand has 55 investment projects with a total capital of 208 million USD, ranked 39/149 countries and territories with direct investment in Vietnam. Vietnam has 12 investment projects in New Zealand with a total registered capital of 43.9 million USD, ranked 30/80 countries and territories that Vietnam invests abroad.

The Vietnamese community in New Zealand has about 14,000 people, including 8,000 perennial overseas Vietnamese, mainly living in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington.

New Zealand upgraded relations to strategic partners with ASEAN in 2015. The ASEAN Future Forum in 2025 has the theme “Building ASEAN solidarity, covering and resilience in a volatile world”. Attending the forum were high -level ASEAN leaders, partners, representatives of relevant ASEAN agencies, regional and international organizations, experts, scholars, business representatives …