On the followingnoon of February 13, in Hanoi, General To LamPolitburo member, Minister of Public Security received Ms. Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative (USTR).
Minister To Lam emphasized that the visit and working session of the USTR Delegation with the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam demonstrates the goodwill of cooperation and commitment of the United States in discussing and resolving trade issues of mutual interest. maintain and promote bilateral cooperation Vietnam-USA In general, the economic-trade relationship in particular looks forward to the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Partnership in 2023.
Minister To Lam said that the United States is currently among the top trading partners; at the same time, is one of the world’s leading export markets of Vietnam.
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The above achievements are achieved thanks to the initiative, strategic vision of the Governments of the two countries and the active coordination and effective implementation of the relevant agencies of Vietnam and the United States, including the USTR.
“The Party, State and Government of Vietnam have consistently created favorable conditions for foreign enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises, including US enterprises, to promote investment attraction activities, economic development. Vietnam supports efforts to deepen bilateral relations as well as multilateral cooperation mechanisms and initiatives led by the United States that are beneficial to ensuring peace, stability and development in the world, the region and the world. including the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF),” affirmed Minister To Lam.
Among the four pillars of IPEF, digital economy, supply chain, infrastructure and clean energy are all potential areas of Vietnam, helping Vietnam to develop synchronous connectivity with other countries in the world. region, but Vietnam also needs specific support and help in accessing the US market and attracting investment from the US.
Vietnam is a developing country, environmental and labor standards are gradually improving according to world standards. This requires a time and a roadmap suitable to the development of the Vietnamese economy.
General To Lam, Minister of Public Security delivered a speech. (Photo: Pham Kien/VNA)In order to create momentum and further promote the economic-trade-investment cooperation between the two countries in the coming time, on behalf of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam, Minister To Lam suggested that USTR continue to promote its role as a bridge between the two countries. important link between the Governments of the two countries to strengthen the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Partnership; consider, support and create favorable conditions for finance, technology, and human resource development in fields where Vietnam has priority development needs such as digital economy, high technology, clean energy, health care, environment schools, infrastructure…; research and promote bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the prevention and combat of fake news, especially in the context of strong development of social networking platforms, combined with advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI). )…
In addition, working closely with Vietnamese law enforcement agencies in investigating, exchanging and verifying information on economic cases involving foreign elements through mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. ; strengthen cooperation in preventing and combating transnational crimes and economic crimes; strictly handle violations of the law in the economic field such as smuggling, trade fraud, origin fraud, counterfeit goods, imitation goods… …
At the meeting, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai affirmed that bilateral trade relations between the two countries have been promoted.
Ms. Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative (USTR) spoke. (Photo: Pham Kien/VNA)In 2023, there will continue to be many activities in the US-Vietnam relationship, the “trade pillars” will be strongly promoted, and at the same time, commit to working closely with Vietnam in the field of trade. electronic.
Ms. Katherine Tai also mentioned some basic contents of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). In particular, it is emphasized to build trust among partners, strengthen digital technology transfer, prevent unfair trade activities, and strengthen digital trade recovery for countries in the region. .
Ms. Katherine Tai expressed her joy and congratulations on Vietnam’s progress and achievements in protecting intellectual property rights, and suggested the two sides send experts to work in this field to exchange and promote cooperation. furthermore./.
Reporter (VNA/Vietnam+)