Prime Minister shuts down reporter's question

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden and Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin shut down a reporter’s question after he insinuated the two were only meeting because of their shared gender and age.  …

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00:00A lot of people will be wondering, are you two meeting just because you're similar in

00:04age and got a lot of common stuff there when you got into politics and stuff, or can Kiwis

00:10actually expect to see more deals between our two countries down the line?

00:16My first question is I wonder whether or not anyone ever asked Barack Obama and John Key

00:20if they met because they were of similar age.

00:23We of course have a higher proportion of men in politics.

00:28This reality, because two women meet, it's not simply because of the agenda.

00:33We are meeting because we are Prime Ministers.

00:35Of course we have a business delegation with us.

00:38We have a lot of things in common, but also a lot of things where we can do much more

00:44together.

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