British Prime Minister Boris Johnson receives his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern on Friday after the NATO summit and to discuss security and cooperation between the two countries, Downing Street announced Thursday evening.
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On the menu for discussion are security in the Indo-Pacific region, the situation in Ukraine, cooperation in the fields of science and innovation and the extension of an agreement allowing young people to benefit from visas.
"The partnership between the UK and New Zealand makes our two countries both safer and more prosperous
," Boris Johnson said in a statement.
"We are working side by side to deal with new and evolving threats to undermine stability and sovereignty in Europe and the Indo-Pacific
," he continued, praising the virtues of the free-trade agreement. exchange signed in February between London and Wellington.
The UK also hopes the deal will help open the doors of the Trans-Pacific Free Trade Partnership (CPTPP) to it and its market of half a billion people in 11 countries, with a joint GDP of $8.4 trillion. in 2020.