An embarrassing question for New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Finnish counterpart, Sanna Marin, and a fiery response

Ardern, 42, quickly interrupted the reporter, saying, "I wonder if anyone asked former US President Barack Obama and former New Zealand Prime Minister John Key if they had met before because they were the same age?"

For her part, Marin (37 years) said in response to the journalist: “We simply meet together as prime ministers,” noting that their job is to promote economic opportunities for their country, “regardless of any other considerations.”

Marin went to New Zealand, on Wednesday, on the first visit by a Finnish prime minister to the country, accompanied by a Finnish trade delegation, to emphasize the growing trade relations between the two countries.