Government negotiating delegation meets US Senators to promote cooperation

Information from the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that Minister of Industry and Trade, Head of the Government Negotiation Delegation Nguyen Hong Dien had a meeting and worked with Senator Ted Cruz, Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Senator Steve Daines, member of the Senate Finance and Foreign Affairs Committees.

Also attending the meeting were leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice , Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, State Bank and the Vietnamese Ambassador to the US.

At the working sessions, Minister Nguyen Hong Dien emphasized Vietnam's commitment to promoting bilateral economic and trade cooperation in a harmonious and sustainable manner, bringing practical benefits to the people and businesses of the two countries.

He affirmed that Vietnam always creates favorable conditions for US businesses to invest and do business effectively and suggested that the US consider Vietnam a priority trade partner in the context that the two countries have officially upgraded their relationship to the level of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

The Government negotiating team works with Senator Steve Daines, member of the Senate Finance and Foreign Affairs Committees (Photo: Moit).

Regarding the bilateral trade negotiation process, the Minister affirmed that Vietnam is ready to closely coordinate with the US side towards a trade agreement based on the principles of respecting sovereignty, balancing interests, and in accordance with international commitments and the development level of each side. He also asked the Senators to support and promote this process.

On the US side, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that the Senators highly appreciated the development potential of the Vietnamese market, especially in the fields of industry, energy, high technology and digital economy.

The Senators said that many large US businesses are closely following policies and the investment environment in Vietnam, and have expressed their desire to expand their business activities and make long-term investments in this strategic market in the Asia-Pacific region.

The two sides expect that the comprehensive cooperation relationship between Vietnam and the US will continue to be strengthened and developed, especially in the context of the global economy strongly restructuring the supply chain and expanding to dynamic and stable markets like Vietnam.

Previously, Minister Nguyen Hong Dien also had a working session with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick at the US Department of Commerce headquarters to promote bilateral economic and trade cooperation and discuss the negotiation process of the Reciprocal Trade Agreement between the two countries.

Minister Nguyen Hong Dien worked with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on May 22 (Photo: Moit).

At the meeting, the US Secretary of Commerce appreciated Vietnam's efforts and goodwill in negotiating the bilateral agreement on reciprocal trade, and welcomed the two countries' increased cooperation in high-tech fields.

He affirmed that Vietnam is an important and attractive market for US businesses, and hoped that Vietnam would continue to create favorable conditions for US investment projects, contributing to expanding two-way trade turnover, especially importing goods from the US.

For his part, Minister Nguyen Hong Dien affirmed that Vietnam is committed to promoting a transparent and healthy trade environment, and is ready to strengthen coordination with the US in preventing trade fraud, origin fraud and illegal transshipment...

Both sides agreed to continue promoting technical dialogue and maintaining high-level exchanges to soon achieve substantive progress in negotiations, towards building a stable and long-term economic and trade cooperation framework.

Vietnam and the US have just concluded the second round of negotiations on the Bilateral Trade Agreement in 3 days (May 19 to May 22). At the end of the negotiation round, Vietnam and the US have made positive progress, identifying groups of issues that have reached consensus or have similar views, and groups of issues that need to be further discussed to reach consensus in the coming time.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/kinh-doanh/doan-dam-phan-chinh-phu-gap-cac-thuong-nghi-si-my-thuc-day-hop-tac-20250523164454428.htm