New Zealand, Philippines Forge Comprehensive Partnership
New Zealand and the Philippines formalized a Comprehensive Partnership, elevating ties across political engagement, defence and security, maritime cooperation, trade and economic ties, and people-to-people links, and they signed education and geothermal-energy cooperation agreements. The partners plan a Plan of Action, celebrate six decades of diplomatic relations, and aim to deepen defense cooperation and trade, including discussions on joining the CPTPP and boosting two-way trade toward 2030.
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About Winston Peters
Winston Raymond Peters is a New Zealand politician. He has led the political party New Zealand First since he founded it in 1993, and since November 2023 has served as the 25th minister of foreign affairs. A long-serving member of Parliament (MP), Peters was re-elected for a fifteenth time at the 2023 general election, having previously been an MP from 1979 to 1981, 1984 to 2008 and 2011 to 2020. He served as the 13th deputy prime minister of New Zealand from November 2023 to May 2025. This was his third time in the role, previously serving from 1996 to 1998 and 2017 to 2020. In addition to his foreign affairs portfolio, Peters concurrently serves as the 8th minister for racing and the 29th minister for rail.
Everything about Winston Peters →- Occupation
- rugby union player, politician, diplomat, political candidate
- Position held
- Member of the New Zealand Parliament, Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister for Māori Development
- Citizenship
- New Zealand
- Born
- April 11, 1945