​SYDNEY, July 21 (Reuters): New Zealand and the Philippines have formed a comprehensive partnership, New Zealand foreign minister Winston Peters said on Tuesday.

"New Zealand ⁠and the Philippines are close friends and trusted partners on the world stage - and today we turn this friendship into ⁠action," Peters said.

The partnership will deepen collaboration across four areas: political ⁠engagement; defence, security, and maritime cooperation; trade and ⁠economic ties; and people-to-people links, ⁠he said.

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