Defence Minister Chris Penk will travel to Ankara this week to attend events linked to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit (NATO), including the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum, as New Zealand strengthens defence ties with international partners.
New Zealand will participate as part of the Indo-Pacific Four, alongside Australia, the South Korea and Japan, joining discussions with NATO representatives on regional security and defence cooperation.
Penk said the visit would provide an opportunity to exchange views on the current strategic environment and discuss ways to strengthen collective security with partner nations.
The minister will also attend the Defence Industry Forum, where representatives from New Zealand defence companies are expected to meet with international counterparts. Penk said the forum would help identify opportunities for New Zealand businesses as the Government works to build a more combat-capable and interoperable Defence Force, while exploring faster and more resilient ways to deliver defence capability.
Penk is scheduled to depart New Zealand tomorrow and return on 10 July.
No doubt, alienating a massive trading partners like China, into the bargain. Helps to explain the whole India trade/immigration debacle. Reality is India is part of BRICS and I would suggest any loyalty to that that powerful bloc precludes all other agreements and ties to insignificant players like New Zealand.
Why?
New Zealand is NOT a ‘part of NATO’, and SEATO was abolished years ago and replaced with dysfunctional modern-day AUKUS.
Message to Penk-
DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT INVOLVING THE YOUTH OF NEW ZEALAND INTO A GLOBAL ZIONIST-LED WORLD WAR THREE!!!
Message to Kiwis-
TO INSURE THAT NEW ZEALAND DOES NOT SEND IT’S YOUTH INTO THE DESTRUCTION OF WORLD WAR THREE, THE VOTE FOR THE NEW ZEALAND LOYAL PARTY THIS NOVEMBER!!!!