On the morning of April 22, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting of the Government Standing Committee with relevant ministries, agencies, and organizations to prepare for negotiations and promote balanced, stable, and sustainable trade relations with the United States.
This is the fifth time Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has chaired a private meeting to discuss the implementation of the conclusions and directives of the Politburo and General Secretary To Lam regarding adapting to the new US tariff policy and promoting balanced and sustainable trade relations with the United States.
Attending the meeting were: Politburo member and Standing Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh; Central Committee members and Deputy Prime Ministers: Tran Hong Ha, Le Thanh Long, Bui Thanh Son, Nguyen Chi Dung, and Mai Van Chinh; ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies and government agencies; and leaders of ministries, branches, and central agencies.
After the Deputy Prime Ministers and leaders of ministries and sectors reported, discussed, assessed the situation, and proposed further solutions, concluding the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh assessed that since the new developments in global trade and the US introduced retaliatory tariffs, Vietnam has responded with timely, flexible, and appropriate countermeasures, achieving certain results; demonstrating calmness, proactiveness, and resilience in the face of the evolving situation, which was positively assessed by the US side.
In this context, based on the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and the United States, General Secretary To Lam held a telephone conversation with President Trump; appointed Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc as the General Secretary's Special Envoy and the Minister of Industry and Trade as the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to meet, negotiate, and exchange views with the US side. Party and State leaders also met with the US Ambassador to Vietnam, influential politicians, scientists, and US businesses to exchange views, listen to, and analyze the situation.
Vietnam has proactively issued government decrees to reduce negotiable tariffs on goods from the United States; resolved obstacles in some projects and issues of concern to the US within the framework of the law and agreements between Vietnam and the United States; and increased purchases of goods that Vietnam needs and the US has strengths in, such as aircraft, to balance bilateral trade.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized the need to continue negotiations to promote a balanced, stable, sustainable, and effective trade relationship with the United States; the spirit must be calm, wise, and steadfast; strengthen dialogue, avoid tension; respect each other, equality; harmonize interests, for the benefit of each country, beneficial to businesses and consumers on both sides; especially, it is necessary to preserve Vietnam's core interests, in line with the Party's foreign policy, particularly Resolution 59 of the Politburo on international integration in the new situation.
The Prime Minister stated that Vietnamese goods do not compete with those of the United States, and that the bilateral trade relationship has ultimately benefited American consumers and boosted Vietnam's export momentum. Therefore, Vietnam is ready to negotiate according to the proposals of the United States.
The Prime Minister requested that ministries and agencies, especially the negotiating team, prepare well the content for negotiations with the US side, adhering to the directives of the Politburo, General Secretary To Lam, the Government, and the Prime Minister, in order to promote balanced and sustainable Vietnam-US trade; to avoid complicating the issue; to avoid affecting international agreements that Vietnam has already participated in; to avoid one issue affecting another; to avoid one market affecting another; and to find reasonable solutions that benefit both sides, harmonize interests, and share risks.
Given the current global trade situation, alongside challenges, there are also opportunities for Vietnam to restructure its export dynamics, reorganize businesses, diversify markets, diversify products, and diversify supply chains; focusing on improving product quality, reducing costs, moving into high-tech products, developing green, circular, knowledge-based, and sharing economies... based on science, technology, and digital transformation in line with global trends.
Requesting ministries, sectors, and localities to coordinate and resolve issues of concern to the United States, the Prime Minister directed ministries and sectors to build and perfect institutions and implement measures to both promote development and manage and protect production, especially regarding the origin of goods, combating smuggling, trade fraud, and counterfeit goods...
In addition, continue reviewing the tax refund mechanism; reduce administrative procedures and costs, and shorten compliance time in accordance with Government Resolution 66; immediately establish the National Single Window Investment Portal, National and provincial-level Investment Promotion and Attracting Centers...
Through this, we will control, encourage, support, and attract selective investment, focusing on high-tech sectors; long-term, sustainable investors that align with Vietnam's development strategy; those participating in technology transfer, human resource training, research and development; and supporting Vietnamese businesses in participating in the production and supply chains of foreign and global enterprises.../.
According to baochinhphu.vn
Source: https://baocamau.vn/thu-tuong-chuan-bi-tot-cac-noi-dung-de-dam-phan-voi-hoa-ky-a38514.html
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