Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung receives Governor General of New Zealand Jerry Mateparae yesterday in Ha Noi during his visit to Viet Nam. - VNA/VNS Photo Duc Tam
HA NOI (VNS)— Leaders of Viet Nam and New Zealand have announced that both nations will work closely together in negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.
Meeting Governor General of New Zealand Jerry Mateparae in Ha Noi yesterday, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung made it clear that Viet Nam wishes to further cement links with New Zealand, especially in economics, trade and investment.
“The Government of Viet Nam will direct ministries and departments to work with the New Zealand side to effectively realise cooperation agreements reached during the visit,” Dung said.
Using existing mechanisms, he suggested the two sides endeavour to implement the 2013-16 Viet Nam-New Zealand Action Programme, under which they will support each other at regional and global forums while maintaining the exchange of all-level delegations to reach a consensus on wide-ranging co-operative deals.
At the same time, he said the two nations needed to tap their investment and trade potential to the fullest to lift two-way trade to a more impressive figure.
The Government leader said he expected New Zealand would continue providing Viet Nam with official development assistance (ODA), pledging that Viet Nam would make the most of the aid for its development.
He also said he hoped New Zealand would offer more scholarships to Vietnamese students, enabling them to pursue their studies in the country.
Mateparae said his visit was to tighten bilateral co-operation and friendship in various realms, particularly in economics, trade, investment, agriculture, education, aviation, clean technology, tourism and coping with climate change.
He also said he hoped Viet Nam would back New Zealand’s trade expansion with ASEAN member countries.
The Governor General underscored education as a key priority in his country’s bilateral relations with Viet Nam. He focused on an action programme implementing the partnership at a ceremony in Ha Noi the same day.
Last year, more than 2,000 Vietnamese students were reported to be studying in New Zealand, up 90 percent since 2008.
And more than 400 Vietnamese officials participated in a New Zealand aid programme called “English Language Teaching for Officials”.
Earlier, the Governor General laid a wreath to the late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum. — VNS
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