Hanoi , March 7 (VNA) – US Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco Sanchez expressed his optimism that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiation will be concluded by the end of this year.
The US official said at a press roundtable in Hanoi on March 7 as part of his visit to Vietnam on March 6-7. One of the objectives of Sanchez’s visit is to discuss ways that Vietnam and the US can advance TPP as well as the specific commercial ties that can be helpful to both countries. Vietnam and the US made a bilateral trade value of nearly 22 bln USD in 2011, a significant increase over the last several years, the US official commented. Vietnam benefit greatly from its open economy, Sanchez said, expressing his belief that the country can benefit even more by continuing its path of open market. He pledged that the US will work very closely with Vietnam bilaterally as well as through the TPP process on finding ways for mutual benefit to continue the positive path Vietnam has realised in the last 17 years by opening its market and attracting the most innovative technologies to strengthen its economy./.
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