Blinken, New Zealand PM Hipkins meet

Department of State

SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. Mr. Prime Minister, thank you so much for being here. It's an honor and pleasure to host you and (inaudible) congratulations on your now not so new job. I mentioned from my own experience in these things it may be at the point where the inbox is getting higher and higher, the outbox is also a challenge, but it's really great to be able to talk to you here at the embassy today.

And we have with New Zealand a partnership that is bilateral, it's regional, and it's global. We're working together on virtually all of the major issues of concern to people in both our countries. We couldn't be more grateful for it.

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