Auckland, Aug. 12 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam met with Steven Joyce, Acting President of the New Zealand-Vietnam Friendship Association, and several prominent members of the association shortly after arriving in Auckland on August 12 evening (local time) to begin activities as part of his state visit to New Zealand. At the meeting, the top Vietnamese leader acknowledged the active contributions and dedication of the association's leaders and members to promoting bilateral relations, particularly in education, economy, agriculture, and science and technology. Its activities have not only helped spread the friendship between the two countries among New Zealanders, parti...