NZ Premier hails half-century of growing trade, dialogue ties with Asean

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As Asean and New Zealand mark 50 years as dialogue partners, trade between the South-East Asian nations and Wellington has grown from strength to strength, says Christopher Luxon.   The New Zealand Prime Minister noted their shared story of growth and development while speaking at the Asean-New Zealand Commemorative Leaders' Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday (Oct 28).   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yvyz7vrv  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00As ASEAN and New Zealand mark 50 years as dialogue partners,

00:06trade between the Southeast Asian nations and Wellington

00:09has grown from strength to strength, says Christopher Luxon.

00:13The New Zealand Prime Minister noted their shared story of growth and development

00:17while speaking at the ASEAN New Zealand Commemorative Leaders Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.

00:23We now have two comprehensive regional free trade agreements,

00:27RCEP and AANZ FTA, two-way trade of $30 billion every year,

00:34and we are signing a new regional air services agreement today.

00:37Put another way, we trade in three days now what we did in all of 1975 with ASEAN countries.

00:45He said the ASEAN-New Zealand relationship touches on all domains,

00:49from education to agriculture, from renewable energy to the digital economy.

00:55Together our cooperation makes each other more prosperous and more secure in a challenging world.

01:02We base our relations on peace and partnership and respect.

01:06New Zealand values ASEAN's convening power, bringing together diverse states

01:10and their voices on issues that impact us all.

01:14Dialogue is essential for enhancing and understanding and bridging differences.

01:19Under our comprehensive strategic partnership, we will meet formally as leaders more often every two years.

01:25He said that in a world of volatility and uncertainties, ASEAN and New Zealand still share a common belief.

01:31Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who chaired the summit, said New Zealand and ASEAN

01:37are not only celebrating an enduring partnership, but have also found new ways to enhance their relationship.

01:44The New Zealand delegation hosted a gala lunch after the summit.

01:49The mobilize agreement on a direct contact of the summit was never been a president of the summit of Russia,

02:12It was 25 years at the summit.

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