Wellington (VNA), March 11 -- New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh have issued a joint press release on the occasion of the latter's official visit to New Zealand.

The following is the full text of the joint press release:

New Zealand's Prime Minister, Rt Hon Christopher Luxon welcomed Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to New Zealand for his first official visit and constructive bilateral talks on March 11.

The Prime Ministers reaffirmed the deep and enduring friendship and Strategic Partnership shared by Vietnam and New Zealand, underpinned by strong people-to-people links and close cooperation in areas of diplomacy, economics, trade and investment, education, labour, scien...