Gerry Brownlee, Foreign Minister of New Zealand, has received Saleh Ahmed Al Suwaidi, UAE Ambassador to New Zealand, and discussed bilateral relations and means of boosting them.

The meeting also touched on a number of regional and international issues of common interest.

Mr. Brownlee praised the strategic partnership between the UAE and New Zealand, describing the bilateral relationship with the UAE as pivotal and continuous.

Al-Suwaidi commended the relationship between the two friendly countries, highlighting the various opportunities to develop them.