Article: Roundup: New Zealand PM visits Japan, South Korea for closer ties

Roundup: New Zealand PM visits Japan, South Korea for closer ties

By Xingwei Huang

WELLINGTON, May 12 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark leaves for Japan and South Korea on Monday for an official visit aiming to seek closer ties with the two East Asian countries.

Clark said earlier that the meetings with leaders of the two countries are an opportunity to take a fresh look at the bilateral relations.

Clark will arrive in Tokyo on Tuesday. During her visit to Japan, Clark will hold talks with her Japanese counterpart Yasuo Fukuda in Tokyo on Wednesday and attend the inaugural Japan-New Zealand Partnership Forum -- a high-level business event aimed at refocusing Japanese ...

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