National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives Adrian Rurawhe (Photo: VNA) Wellington (VNA)☂ – Vietnam always treasures and gives high priority to strengthening ties with New Zealand via the Party, government and parliamentary channels and people-to-people exchanges, affirmed National AssemblyChairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
Hue made the statement during his talks with Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives Adrian Rurawhe in Wellington on December 6 following the welcome ceremony.Vietnam will work together with New Zealand for important achievements towards the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties by 2025, he noted.
He said his visit aims to further deepen bilateral strategicpartnership, opening up new prospects for cooperation between the twolegislatures not only bilaterally but at regional and global forums in thecontext that the two countries have fully reopened following the pandemic.
According to him, both sides shared strategic values andinterests as close friends and partners, which holds significance amidcomplicated and uncertain developments in the region and the world.
Highlighting the importance of people-to-people exchange, Rurawhedescribed Vietnam as a favourite destination for New Zealand people, with about40,000 arrivals to the country each year before the pandemic.
♐ New Zealand will provide more scholarships for Vietnamesestudents, he revealed.
At the talks (Photo: VNA)
Thetwo sides agreed on the need to further strengthen economic-trade-investment cooperation, making it a driving force for development of bilateralties.
Apartfrom traditional cooperation fields of education-training, tourism, culture,sports, labour, and agro-forestry-fisheries, they urged expanding joint work intonew and promising areas such as digital transformation, energy transition andclimate change.
Thehost hailed Vietnam for officially opening the market for New Zealand’sstrawberry and pumpkin.
With great potential for labour cooperation, Hue suggested stepping up the implementation ofthe Visa Working Holiday programme and signing another bilateral labourcooperation agreement.
TheVietnamese airlines are ready to open direct flights to New Zealand’s majorcities, he said.
Onthe occasion, the Vietnamese leader asked his New Zealand counterpart to continue creatingfavourable conditions for Vietnamese community in his country.
Hostand guest agreed to build a cooperation agreement between the two legislaturesto create a legal framework for their ties, continue facilitating the exchangeof delegations to share experience on legislation and personnel training,especially English language training, among their committees and offices.
They vowed to maintain consultations and mutual support atmultilateral cooperation mechanisms as well as regional and global parliamentary forums tomake active contributions to peace, stability, cooperation and development inthe region and the world.
🍨 The New Zealand leader also promised to visit Vietnam at an appropriate time./.
