New Zealand has announced it has signed two agreements with China to strengthen cooperation in fisheries and international development, particularly in the Pacific, reports Radio NZ.
The deals were signed in Wellington as part of the Chinese premier Li Keqiang’s visit.
New Zealand foreign minister, Murray McCully, said these arrangements would strengthen and expand the co-operation with China even further.
He said New Zealand and China were committed to protecting sustainable fish stocks in the Pacific, and both support efforts to combat illegal fishing.