WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Vietnamese President To Lam on Thursday (Aug 13) agreed on new steps to advance their countries' comprehensive strategic partnership.
During To Lam's state visit to New Zealand, the two leaders discussed growing trade and investment, reducing barriers, expanding cooperation in science and technology, and deepening collaboration on peacekeeping and transnational crime, according to a New Zealand government statement.
An agricultural package will expand two-way market access, including New Zealand honey and deer products, as well as Vietnamese cut flowers and foliage, the statement said.
The two sides will also further support climate-smart agriculture, building on work that has lifted farmer profits and cut rice emissions by 50 per cent, it said. - Xinhua
