Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade Bede Corry and Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell held the annual New Zealand–United States Strategic Dialogue in Auckland on 30th August.
The meeting reinforced the strong bilateral partnership, underpinned by shared values and interests, including championing the rule of law, democracy, human rights, trade and investment, and strong people-to-people connections. The two sides committed to maintaining the close and trusted security partnership, enhancing defence collaboration, and growing the trade and economic relationship amidst an increasingly complex Indo-Pacific environment.
We’re especially encouraged by the launch of the New Zealand-United States Dialogue on Critical and Emerging Technologies, which will boost collaboration in research collaboration, technology and innovation. Focus areas will include AI, biotechnologies and quantum computing. Space sector collaboration was launched earlier this year at the US-NZ Space Dialogue.
The Strategic Dialogue meeting also emphasized the importance of regional stability and cooperation with partners like Australia and the Pacific Islands, and acknowledged New Zealand’s interest in exploring potential collaboration on advanced capability projects under AUKUS Pillar II.
You can read the joint statement on the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade’s (MFAT) website.