Vietnamese and US Ministers Negotiate Bilateral Agreement on Reciprocal Trade

Ministerial-level negotiation session between Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, Head of the Vietnamese Government's negotiation delegation, and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Head of the US negotiation delegation. Photo: VNA

, Head of the Vietnamese Government Negotiating Delegation and Chief of the US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Head of the US Negotiating Delegation took place on June 4, 2025 in Paris, France.

The two Ministers took time to evaluate the progress 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 informed the main points of Vietnam's Response Documents to the issues raised by the United States, and affirmed Vietnam's determination and goodwill in the process of finding a common voice and action with the United States. On that basis, the Minister asked US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, as Head of the US Negotiation Delegation, to express his views on the issues of concern to Vietnam.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer highly appreciated Vietnam's goodwill, approach and handling of the issues raised by the United States, and acknowledged the efforts and constructive spirit of the Vietnamese Negotiation Delegation. He said that Vietnam is a Comprehensive Strategic Partner of the United States and therefore, reaching an agreement with Vietnam on the reciprocal tax policy at this time is important not only for Vietnam but also for the United States. He also responded quite positively to the issues that Vietnam was concerned about, and proposed a number of solutions to handle complicated issues during the negotiation process.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, Head of the Vietnamese Government's negotiation delegation, met with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Head of the US negotiation delegation. Photo: VNA

The two Ministers agreed to accelerate the negotiation progress, especially focusing maximum efforts to achieve the best results in the 3rd Technical Negotiation Round. 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 3rd Technical Negotiation Round, 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 results that are suitable for both sides.

NBO

Source: https://baoninhbinh.org.vn/bo-truong-viet-nam-va-hoa-ky-dam-phan-hiep-dinh-song-phuong-628193.htm