Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Dac Thanh highlighted milestones and strides in the five-decade relationship between the two countries while granting an interview with the Viet Nam News Agency (VNA)'s reporters in Berlin, ahead of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties on September 23.

Senior Vietnamese leaders on June 19 sent letters of congratulations to New Zealand leaders on the occasion of the 50th founding anniversary of Viet Nam – New Zealand diplomatic relations (June 19, 1975 – 2025).

Viet Nam–New Zealand relations are entering their most dynamic phase to date, with both countries now among each other’s leading strategic partners in the region, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to New Zealand Phan Minh Giang.