WASHINGTON, May 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key next month at the White House over bilateral and regional issues, the White House said Monday.
The meeting on June 20 "will highlight our increasingly close relationship with New Zealand and our collaboration on the Trans- Pacific Partnership, climate change, and military-to-military cooperation," spokesman Jay Carney said in a statement.
He said other topics of discussion will include ongoing U.S. rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region, regional maritime security issues and global security issues like Ukraine.
Key visited the White House in July 2011.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑） |