The visit, taking place in the first months of 2015, the year of many activities to mark 40th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries, aims to facilitate and deepen the comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and New Zealand.
On June 19, 1975, Vietnam and New Zealand set up bilateral diplomatic relations. After historical ups and downs, in 2009 the friendship and all round co-operation between Vietnam and New Zealand was lifted to a comprehensive partnership. The two countries have maintained their fine political relations and expanded co-operation in many fields. The bilateral friendship and co-operation at regional and international inter-parliamentary forums has seen fine results. Economic and trade co-operation has made strides with the two-way trade turnover increasing from US$320 million in 2009 to US$724 million in 2013 and more than US$860 million in 2014 (an average increase of 20% per year). So far New Zealand has 25 investment projects in Vietnam with total registered capital of nearly US$82 million, ranking 42nd among countries and territories investing in Vietnam. New Zealand started to provide ODA for Vietnam in 1995 with an amount of US$10 million a year.
The ODA of New Zealand is generally effective, focusing on areas such as human resource development, rural and agricultural development, and natural disaster risk management. Co-operation on security and defence continues to grow. Labour co-operation sees new steps of development with the receiving of around 100 Vietnamese citizens to New Zealand for travel and work purposes since 2012. Co-operation in education and training, transportation, agricultural and rural development have all been upgraded. There are about 5,000 Vietnamese people living in New Zealand and more than 2,000 Vietnamese students studying in the country.
Vietnam and New Zealand also have good co-operation at forums of regional and international co-operation, such as ASEAN and the UN.
In New Zealand, PM Dung and leaders of the host country will discuss and outline a number of orientations and specific measures to strengthen and deepen the comprehensive partnership between the two countries. Along with the documents to be signed, the visit of PM Dung to New Zealand will facilitate the comprehensive relationship between the two countries, meeting the interests of the two peoples, contributing to peace, stability, co-operation and development in the Asia-Pacific region.
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