PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc wraps up visits to New Zealand, AustraliaPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hanoi early in the morning March 19, concluding his official visits to New Zealand and Australia where he also attended the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, at the invitation of his New Zealand and Australian counterparts Jacinda Andern and Malcolm Turnbull. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (R) receives Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouseDuring his trip to New Zealand from March 12-14, PM Phuc had a series of activities in Auckland – the largest city of the country. PM Phuc held talks with New Zealand PM Andern, during which the two leaders discussed orientations to deepen the bilateral comprehensive partnership. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull signed the Joint Statement on establishing the Vietnam – Australia Strategic PartnershipPM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull signed the Joint Statement on establishing the Vietnam – Australia Strategic Partnership. The outcomes of the summit would be important development orientations for the ASEAN-Australia strategic partnership in the new period, it wrote.