LoP Rahul Gandhi Meets New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon met with Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.

The two leaders discussed deepening bilateral ties.

Source : X/@INCIndia

Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi called on New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and discussed deepening bilateral ties, in New Delhi on Tuesday.

"LoP Rahul Gandhi met with the Right Honourable Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, in New Delhi," posted Congress on X.

LoP Shri @RahulGandhi met with the Right Honourable Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, in New Delhi. pic.twitter.com/3F6j9YjYbp

— Congress (@INCIndia) March 18, 2025

The meeting comes a day after Luxon’s meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, two countries inked an ambitious pact to institutionalise defence ties besides vowing to boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

Luxon earlier in the day also met with President Droupadi Murmu. He referred to President Murmu as a “great friend of New Zealand”.

PM Luxon arrived in the national capital on Sunday for his five-day visit with a focus on deepening bilateral trade and economic ties. PM Modi and Luxon held a bilateral meeting at Hyderabad House in Delhi, on Monday. PM Modi also flagged concerns to his Kiwi counterpart over certain pro-Khalistani elements indulging in anti-India activities in the island nation.

The two sides signed six agreements to ramp up cooperation in several areas, including education, sports, agriculture and climate change, and decided to prepare a roadmap for cooperation in the defence industry sector.

Following the bilateral meeting, Modi and Luxon witnessed the exchange of agreements between the two countries. He said that a number of government arrangements will strengthen the growing ties between India and New Zealand PM said during a joint press conference. 

He further said that he and PM Modi "have discussed a wide range of topics" and hoped that the meeting "has left PM Modi with no doubt about the profound depth of New Zealand's commitment to building a deep and enjoying relationship with India."

Delivering the joint statement, Modi said both the countries "support a free, open, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. We believe in policy of development, not expansionism."