New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger and Vietnamese Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet initial the Vietnam - New Zealand Economic and Trade Cooperation Agreement (May 26, 1993). (Photo: VNA)
Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and New Zealand counterpart Helen Clark sign a joint statement during the former’s official visit to New Zealand (May 9, 2005). (Photo: VNA)
President Nguyen Minh Triet receives New Zealand’s Speaker of Parliament Lockwood Smith in Hanoi (April 16, 2009). (Photo: VNA)
President To Lam meets with New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Caroline Beresford at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi (July 4, 2024). (Photo: VNA)
President Luong Cuong meets with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon during the APEC 2024 Leaders’ Week in Lima, Peru (November 15, 2024). (Photo: VNA)
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presents New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern a pomelo from the orchard at the Ho Chi Minh relic site at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi (November 14, 2022). (Photo: VNA)
New Zealand artists perform at the New Zealand experience festival in Ho Chi Minh City (June 2, 2016). (Photo: VNA)
A cultural exchange between sailors of the Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Te Mana F77 and local Vietnamese officials at Saigon Port during an official friendly visit to Ho Chi Minh City from September 25-29, 2018. (Photo: VNA)
Mangoes, dragon fruit, and rambutans are among the key Vietnamese fruits exported to New Zealand. In the photo: Processing and packaging of lychee for export at AMEII Vietnam Joint Stock Company, Thanh Xa commune, Thanh Ha district in the northern province of Hai Duong. (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam, New Zealand promoting relations to new height
At the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is paying an official visit to Vietnam and attending the second ASEAN Future Forum from February 25 to 28, 2025. In recent years, Vietnam and New Zealand have made significant strides in their multifaceted cooperation, particularly since the establishment of the bilateral strategic partnership in 2020. With a solid foundation of half a century of cooperation and friendship, the two countries are now entering a new era with numerous opportunities for collaboration.
