Vietnam and the US continue to negotiate the Reciprocal Trade Agreement

Information from the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that from November 12-14, in Washington, DC (USA), the technical negotiation round of the Fair and Balanced Reciprocal Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the US continued to be implemented as planned, striving towards positive results.

After the ministerial-level negotiation session between the two sides, on the morning of November 12, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Deputy Head of the Government Negotiation Delegation Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan had a working session with Deputy US Trade Representative Rick Switzer at the headquarters of the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) to kick off the technical negotiation sessions.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade said the working session took place in an open, frank and constructive atmosphere, focusing on discussing bilateral economic and trade relations, as well as implementing the results achieved at the recent ministerial-level negotiation session.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan discussed a number of issues surrounding the results of the ministerial-level negotiation session, agreeing on a number of contents for the technical negotiation groups of the two sides to focus on continuing to resolve to ensure the best results.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade assessed that this is considered an important next step, setting out directions for technical groups in this round of negotiations, demonstrating the commitment of both sides in promoting stable, balanced, fair and sustainable trade cooperation.

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Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Deputy Head of the Government Negotiation Delegation Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan, worked with the US side in the technical negotiation session (Photo: Moit).

Deputy US Trade Representative Rick Switzer acknowledged Vietnam's positive progress in trade policy, institutional reform and international integration commitments as well as the results of recent rounds of negotiations, and affirmed that close cooperation between the two sides will facilitate the negotiation process.

The two sides agreed to continue to coordinate closely and increase exchanges between technical groups to promote the negotiation process of the Reciprocal Trade Agreement, in accordance with the direction of the two countries' senior leaders and ministers, towards soon completing the new bilateral trade cooperation framework, contributing to deepening the Vietnam - US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Immediately after the above meeting, the two countries' negotiating delegations quickly began implementing work in each group to negotiate the contents according to the pre-determined plan.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/kinh-doanh/viet-nam-va-my-tiep-tuc-dam-phan-hiep-dinh-thuong-mai-doi-ung-20251114105505986.htm