Vietnam - US Ministerial Negotiations on Bilateral Agreement on Reciprocal Trade

The ministerial-level negotiation session between Minister Nguyen Hong Dien and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer took place on June 4 in Paris, France.

Within the framework of the bilateral trade agreement negotiations between Vietnam and the US, 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 US negotiation delegation, took place on June 4 in Paris, France.

View of the negotiation session.

The two sides assessed the implementation of the work agreed upon 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 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 US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Head of the US negotiating delegation, to express his views on issues of concern to Vietnam.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Head of the US Negotiating Delegation and Minister Nguyen Hong Dien.

Mr. Jamieson Greer 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 United States and therefore, reaching an agreement with Vietnam on reciprocal tax policy at this time is not only important for Vietnam but also important for the United States.

He also responded quite positively to issues that Vietnam was concerned about, and proposed a number of solutions to handle complicated issues during the negotiation process.

The two sides agreed to speed up the negotiation process, especially focusing maximum efforts to achieve the best results in the third round of technical negotiations.

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 third round of technical negotiations scheduled to be held in the first half of June.

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.

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