(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to New Zealand will strengthen the Comprehensive Partnership between Vietnam and New Zealand, opening a new era in the bilateral friendship and co-operation ties, said Vietnamese Ambassador to New Zealand Nguyen Viet Dung.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key after a signing of agreements at the Government House pavilion in Auckland, New Zealand, on March 19, 2015.

In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency on the eve of the visit, Ambassador Dung said the visit offers an opportunity for the two countries to review their ties over the last 40 years and discuss ways to deepen and expand their co-operation in various fields including agriculture, education and training, clean technology, environmental protection, disaster management, aviation, and tourism.
Mr Dung said the establishment of the bi-lateral Comprehensive Partnership with specific action plans for each period and the exchange of delegations at all levels are vivid examples for the development between Vietnam and New Zealand.