VN, US speed up TPP negotiations

PM Nguyen Tan Dung (R) receives US Trade Representative Micheal B.G. Froman, Ha Noi, December 2, 2013 - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Welcoming Mr. Froman’s working visit to Viet Nam, PM Dung stressed that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a crucial foundation, especially for Viet Nam and the US, to promote their cooperation. 

As a member of the World Trade Organization, Viet Nam always implements the commitments she has made, actively follows the market economy, and integrates deeply and widely into the world’s economy for a rapid, sustainable development, the PM asserted.

To achieve the goals of TPP negotiations, PM Dung confirmed that Viet Nam will closely work with the US in this process, hoping that the US side will consider Viet Nam’s crucial benefits towards making an agreement balance in terms of interests for all country members.

The Vietnamese leader expected that the US will consider Viet Nam’s real conditions, especially that in the garment and footwear sectors.

The successful negotiation of the TPP will allow the cooperative relations between the US and Viet Nam to thrive in the fields of economics, trade and investment, the US Trade Representative initiated.

Applauding Viet Nam’s efforts in TPP negotiations, Mr. Froman said he believes that Viet Nam and the US will reach specific agreements in the future.

By Thuy Dung