Vietnamese Prime Minister begins official visit to New Zealand on Saturday

Vietnam PM Pham Minh Chinh (second, right) and his spouse (first, right) are welcomed at Auckland Airport of New Zealand. - Vietnam News/ANN

AUCKLAND (Vietnam News/ANN): Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse Le Thi Bich Tran, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam landed at Auckland Airport on Saturday evening (local time), starting an official visit to New Zealand from March 10-11 at the invitation of his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon.

New Zealand officials welcoming the delegation at the airport included Minister for Economic Development Melissa Lee, Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Rod Harris, and Ambassador Designate to Vietnam Caroline Beresford.