Many American delegations to visit Vietnam

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that delegations from the US House of Representatives, Assistant Secretary of State and WTO trade mission will visit Vietnam this month.

Specifically, Congressman Paul Gillmor, chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, under the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, will lead a delegation from the US House of Representatives from January 16 to 18.

The visit aims to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

From January 13 to 15, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill will also pay a visit to Vietnam to discuss measures to improve bilateral ties.

From January 16 to 18, a US mission on Vietnam’s WTO membership will arrive in Hanoi for further negotiations, to be led by Assistant US Trade Representatives Dorothy Dwoskin and Barbara Weisel. Vietnam’s WTO negotiating mission will be headed by Deputy Trade Minister Luong Van Tu.

The two sides will discuss specific issues related to Vietnam’s WTO membership.

( Source: VNN )