Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung receives New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters (Photo: VGP/Thu Sa)

The Deputy PM said the two countries enjoy a high level of political trust, share the goal of sustainable and mutually beneficial cooperation, and hold similar views on many strategic issues.

He proposed strengthening economic, trade, and investment connectivity; leveraging complementarities between the two economies and their free trade agreements; and expanding cooperation in green, digital, and circular economies.

He also called for deeper collaboration in education, science and technology, innovation, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges.