After the second round of negotiations, Vietnam and the United States will continue negotiating reciprocal taxes in June.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade informed that during the 3 days of negotiations, with great determination and effort, the Vietnamese and US negotiating delegations discussed all the contents raised before the negotiation session in the spirit of goodwill, frankness, respect for institutions, harmony and balance of interests as well as in accordance with international commitments and the development level of each country.

The two sides spent time providing each other with information on each side's current policies, clarifying the contents of the draft agreement text, and discussing an overall approach to addressing fundamental issues of mutual concern to accelerate the negotiation process.

At the same time, members of the two sides' negotiating delegations had open and constructive discussions on economic and trade issues of core interests of both countries.

At the end of the negotiation round, Vietnam and the United States made positive progress, identifying groups of issues on which consensus or views were close, and groups of issues that need further discussion to reach agreement in the coming time.

In addition, the two sides also set time frames for feedback on the draft agreement, proposed text, and held online meetings to prepare for the next negotiating session.

On the last working day, Minister Nguyen Hong Dien had a negotiation session with Ambassador, Chief of the US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to agree on the results achieved in the second round of negotiations. At the same time, he pointed out the contents that need to continue to be focused on in early June 2025.

Ambassador and Chief US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer appreciated Vietnam's goodwill and efforts in handling issues of concern to the US and hoped that the two sides would continue to promote technical exchanges, including at the ministerial level, to achieve results as soon as possible.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien affirmed Vietnam's determination to build and promote economic and trade relations with the United States in a balanced and sustainable manner for the benefit of the people and businesses of the two countries.

The head of the delegation also agreed with Ambassador and Chief US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to assign technical levels of both sides to continue to increase exchanges to soon reach an agreement that meets the expectations and conditions of each side.

(According to Construction Newspaper)

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