Ministry of Industry and Trade informs about the 2nd round of reciprocal tax negotiations with the US in Paris

The second round of technical negotiations took place in France - Photo: BCT

Within the framework of negotiations on the bilateral agreement on reciprocal trade between Vietnam and the US, a ministerial-level negotiation session between Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, head of the Government's negotiation delegation, and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, head of the US negotiation delegation, took place on June 4 in Paris, France.

During the negotiations, the two ministers spent time assessing the implementation of the work agreed upon by both sides after the second round of technical negotiations, and discussed the direction for the next round of technical negotiations.

On the Vietnamese side, Minister Nguyen Hong Dien announced the main points in Vietnam's response documents to the issues raised by the US, and affirmed Vietnam's determination and goodwill in the process of finding a common voice and action with the US.

On that basis, the minister asked US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, head of the US negotiating delegation, to express his views on issues of concern to Vietnam.

The two ministers pledged to promote negotiations - Photo: BCT

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer appreciated Vietnam's goodwill, approach and handling of the issue in response to the US's proposals, and acknowledged the efforts and constructive spirit of the Vietnamese negotiating delegation.

He said that Vietnam is a comprehensive strategic partner of the US and therefore, reaching an agreement with Vietnam on reciprocal tax policy at this time is not only important for Vietnam but also for the US.

He also responded quite positively to issues that Vietnam was concerned about, and proposed a number of solutions to handle complicated issues during the negotiation process.

On that basis, the two ministers agreed to speed up the negotiation progress, especially focusing maximum efforts to achieve the best results in the third round of technical negotiations.

The two ministers also agreed to assign technical levels to increase exchanges through online working sessions in content groups to maximally resolve remaining technical issues, creating the best momentum for the third round of technical negotiations scheduled to be held in the first half of June 2025.

The two ministers pledged to continue close coordination and are ready to conduct more ministerial-level exchanges to promote the negotiation process towards mutually satisfactory results.

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