Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung at the online 12th political consultative talks with New Zealand Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mark Sinclair

Both praised strong development in bilateral cooperation and agreed to develop and sign a program of actions to realize the bilateral strategic partnership this year while strengthening political and foreign relations ties to promote cooperation. They pledged to support each other in regional and international forums and emphasizing on the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea and settling disputes by peaceful means in line with international law.