Head of US trade negotiation delegation appreciates Vietnam's goodwill, approach and problem handling

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. (Source: Ministry of Industry and Trade)

Within the framework of the bilateral trade agreement negotiations between Vietnam and the United States, according to the pre-arranged plan, the 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 negotiation delegation, took place in Paris, France.

Minister Nguyen Hong Dien and Chief Trade Representative Jamieson Greer 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.

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 Chief Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Head of the US Negotiation Delegation, to express his views on the issues of Vietnam's concern.

The negotiation session took place on the sidelines of the OECD Ministerial Council Conference in Paris, France. (Source: BCT)

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Head of the negotiating delegation, highly appreciated Vietnam's goodwill, approach and handling of the issue in response to the proposals made by the US, 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 the issues that Vietnam is concerned about and proposed a number of solutions to handle complicated issues during the negotiation process.

The two Heads of Delegation agreed to accelerate the negotiation progress, especially focusing maximum efforts to achieve the best results in the 3rd Technical Negotiation Round; 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 Heads of Delegation pledged to continue close coordination and were ready to conduct more ministerial-level exchanges to promote the negotiation process towards results that are suitable for both sides.

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