Việt Nam and the United States have discussed measures to deepen bilateral economic and trade cooperation, with a focus on building a stable, predictable and mutually beneficial trade framework, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
During a working visit to the US in mid-July, Minister of Industry and Trade Lê Mạnh Hùng, accompanied by the Vietnamese Ambassador to the US and senior officials from several ministries, met with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on major directions for bilateral economic and trade cooperation.
Hùng affirmed that Việt Nam attaches great importance to its Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the US and seeks to work with Washington to establish a stable, predictable and mutually beneficial legal framework for trade that reflects the bilateral relationship and serves the interests of people and businesses in both countries.
He called on the US Department of Commerce to facilitate Việt Nam’s removal from the D1 and D3 country groups under US strategic export controls. He also urged the US to consider granting comparability findings for Việt Nam’s remaining 11 fisheries under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), based on scientific and objective assessments and in recognition of the Southeast Asian country’s efforts to develop sustainable fisheries.
