New Zealand Prime Minister to pay official visit to Vietnam

November 10, 2015 - 07:58 AM

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key will pay an official visit to Vietnam from November 14 – 17.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key

The visit will be made at the invitation of PM Nguyen Tan Dung, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In March this year, the Vietnamese Government leader also paid an official visit to the southern hemisphere nation.

Vietnam and New Zealand established diplomatic ties in June 1975 and upgraded their relations to a comprehensive partnership in September 2009.

Source: VNA

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