AUCKLAND: New Zealand signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute on Saturday tofoster cooperation in Antarctica, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said.Peters met with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, where they witnessed the signing of an agreement between Antarctica New Zealand and the Alfred WegenerInstitute."Antarctica is of increasing geostrategic and scientific interest, and this arrangement will broaden connections between our marine and polar science institutes," Peters said as quoted by dpa.Source: Emirates News Agency
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