Australia and New Zealand PMs Set for First Face-to-Face Talks Since Pandemic

L: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern looks on during a press conference in Wellington, New Zealand on March 17, 2020. (Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images) R: Prime Minister Scott Morrison attends the meeting of the Council of Australian Governments meeting in Sydney, Australia on March 13, 2020. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and New Zealand (NZ) Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will meet next week for their first face-to-face bilateral talks since the beginning of the pandemic.

Ardern said she looked forward to having a “very practical discussion” with Morrison on May 30 about a number of topics, including how both countries will re-engage with the world.