Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has recommended the U.S. recognize Vietnam’s market economy and grant the country access to its Generalised System of Preference during his official visit to the U.S. last week.
The Deputy PM headed a governmental delegation and met with senior U.S. senators, U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, World Bank President Robert Zoellick and Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Naoyuki Shinohara.
He stressed the need for the U.S. to remove trade barriers imposed on key Vietnamese exports such as tra and basa fish, shrimp, honey and wind turbine towers. The Vietnamese delegation also suggested the U.S. continue helping Vietnam deal with remaining war issues, especially projects to clean up the environment and support Agent Orange victims.
