WELLINGTON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand and Germany have agreed to strengthen their strategic partnership, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said Tuesday.

Following talks in New Zealand, Peters and his German counterpart Johann Wadephul released a joint statement reaffirming the importance of the New Zealand-Germany relationship, together with a joint statement on Antarctic cooperation.

Germany is New Zealand's largest export market in Europe, with bilateral cooperation spanning trade, science, space research, education, and tourism, according to a New Zealand government release. ■