Governor-General of New Zealand Patsy Reddy (second, right) and Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Viet Dung (second, left) pose for a photo at their meeting in May, 2018. (Photo: Vietnamese embassy in New Zealand)

At a recent reception for outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador to New Zealand Nguyen Viet Dung, the Governor-General praised the strong development of New Zealand-Vietnam cooperation as well as the ambassador’s contributions to consolidating and strengthening bilateral ties, especially in politics, diplomacy, economy, trade, education, training, agriculture, tourism, and health care. She admired the economic achievements Vietnam has made.

Ambassador Dung said Vietnam and New Zealand have regularly exchanged delegations at all levels and are now implementing an action program until 2020 toward a future strategic partnership, he said.