This is an important meeting to discuss issues of principle, scope and negotiation roadmap. Attending the phone call were members of the Government negotiation Team and technical staff representing relevant ministries and branches.
At the phone call, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to developing the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the United States, and wishes to promote economic and trade relations in a balanced, stable, sustainable and effective manner with the United States.
Vietnam's ministries and branches are ready to negotiate to handle issues of concern to the United States, together with the United States to find reasonable solutions for mutual benefit, in the spirit of harmonious benefits and shared risks.
For his part, US Trade Representative General Jamieson L. Greer highly appreciated the two countries' agreement to negotiate a bilateral trade agreement; expressed confidence that the two sides will soon reach appropriate solutions to promote stable and mutually beneficial economic and trade relations.
At the end of the meeting, the two Heads of the negotiating Delegation also agreed to maintain regular exchanges at the Heads of the negotiating Delegations and technical staff to speed up the negotiation process for each specific issue.
