US to assist VN to meet trade requirements

VGP - The US wants to beef up economic ties with Việt Nam and is willing to provide the latter with technical assistance to meet the requirements of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, said visiting US Ambassador Demetrios Marantis.

February 25, 2012 7:46 AM GMT+7

Deputy PM Vũ Văn Ninh and Deputy US Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis, Hà Nội, Feb. 24 - Photo: VGP

Ambassador Marantis, who is also Deputy US Trade Representative, made the statement at a reception given by Deputy PM Vũ Văn Ninh in Hà Nội on Feb. 24.

Mr. Marantis highlighted Việt Nam’s efforts to prepare for the TPP talks, slated for June 2012, after working with a number of ministries and branches on the issue.

Deputy PM Ninh said that the two countries are implementing various activities to raise their level of future cooperation.

He also expressed the hope that Việt Nam and the US will soon settle existing issues in their trade relations and exert efforts to promptly complete the TPP talks./.