On Friday 14 April, Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC, received Rt Hon Winston Peters, New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs in Brussels.

This was the first meeting between the two counterparts. Ahead of it, Mr Peters said, “Our shared values and commitment to the global rules-based system make the EU an important partner for New Zealand in today’s increasingly uncertain world”.

HR/VP Mogherini and Foreign Minister Peters updated each other on their bilateral relations and exchanged views on recent developments at the multilateral and regional level.