New Zealand Speaker wraps up Vietnam visit

Published: 19/04/2009 05:00

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Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives Lockwood Smith and his entourage left Ho Chi Minh City on April 19, concluding a five-day official visit to Vietnam.

Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives Lockwood Smith and NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong.

Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives Lockwood Smith and his entourage left Ho Chi Minh City on April 19, concluding a five-day official visit to Vietnam.

During his stay in Vietnam, the New Zealand top legislator held talks with the Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman, Nguyen Phu Trong, and paid a courtesy visit to State President Nguyen Minh Triet.

He also met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thien Nhan.

At the talks and meetings, the two sides affirmed their wish to further strengthen the friendship and multi-faceted cooperation between Vietnam and New Zealand , both bilaterally and multilaterally, for the benefits of the two peoples and for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the Asia-Pacific region and the world as well.

The two sides also discussed specific measures to boost the exchange and cooperation between the two parliaments as well as accelerate bilateral ties in economics, trade, investment, education and training.

During the visit, the New Zealand Speaker and his entourage laid a wreath at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and visited Ho Chi Minh City
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