Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) recevies new Ambassador of New Zealand, Wendy Irene Matthews |
PM Phuc said he hopes two-way trade will increase from the current US$700 million to US$3-5 billion during the term of Ambassador Wendy Irene Matthews, and asked the Ambassador to serve as a bridge to help more New Zealand businesses to go to Vietnam to share experience and explore investment opportunities.
He also mentioned cooperation potential in tourism and education.For her part, Ambassador Wendy Irene Matthews said she will spare no effort to boost the two countries’ relations across economics, politics, diplomacy and people-to-people exchanges, in a bid to lift the bilateral ties to strategic partnership.She highlighted education and agriculture as two key pillars in the two countries’ relations, saying New Zealand will continue providing scholarships to Vietnamese students and English training for Vietnamese officials.New Zealand has strength in agriculture and hopes to cooperate with Vietnam in this field, especially clean vegetable and dragon fruit, she added.