At the meeting, National Assembly Chairman Gerry Brownlee shared his strong impression of the dynamism and creativity of the country and people of Vietnam during his visit to Vietnam in 2025, saying that the relationship between the two countries is not only reflected in trade turnover, education and training cooperation but also in similar views on many international and regional issues.
National Assembly Chairman Gerry Brownlee wished New Zealand to always be a place of study and work for Vietnamese youth; wished the two countries to continue to strengthen relations in all aspects, including national defense and security, economy, trade, investment, people-to-people exchanges and soon open direct flights connecting the two countries.
General Secretary and President To Lam highly appreciated the companionship, support and valuable assistance of New Zealand - a close and intimate friend and one of Vietnam's most important partners in the region.
The General Secretary and President highly appreciated the contribution of the New Zealand Parliament to the development of New Zealand in the past time and thanked the New Zealand Parliament for its coordination in promoting parliamentary cooperation between the two countries.
General Secretary and President To Lam also expressed his pleasure that there are Vietnamese-origin parliamentarians in the New Zealand Parliament and present at today's meeting, not only contributing to parliamentary relations, relations between the two countries, but also a vivid expression of the contributions of the Vietnamese community in New Zealand.
General Secretary and President To Lam was pleased to see that the relations between the two countries have developed more and more effectively and substantively, especially since the two countries upgraded to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (1975-2025); in which, cooperation between the two Parliaments has made very positive contributions to the common achievements in the relations between the two countries.
In that spirit, General Secretary and President To Lam proposed that the two sides strengthen delegation exchanges at all levels and through Party, State, Government and National Assembly channels, especially specialized agencies of the National Assembly, in order to enhance understanding, exchange, and share experiences between the two countries.
The General Secretary and President wished the New Zealand Parliament to continue to support the implementation of cooperation agreements between the two countries, creating a favorable legal corridor to promote cooperation in areas where Vietnam has needs and New Zealand has strengths such as smart agriculture, high-tech agriculture, clean agriculture, green agriculture, cooperation, joint innovation, joint production to serve trade, markets and contribute to the development of the world.
General Secretary and President To Lam said that education, tourism, connectivity and people-to-people exchanges are important driving forces in bilateral relations; thanked New Zealand for supporting Vietnam in training students and officials to study English and New Zealand's strengths in specialties.
Appreciating New Zealand's education with world-class research centers and universities, General Secretary and President To Lam said that New Zealand can help Vietnam in education reform and in the process of Vietnam turning English into a second language.
The two leaders also agreed that the two countries need to soon have a direct route or the easiest route to connect the two countries and facilitate entry visas into New Zealand.
