Deputy PM welcomes US envoy's visit

Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai said he hoped the US recognises Vietnam as a market economy.
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai on Mar. 7 said he hoped the United States will recognise Vietnam as a market economy and further increase the bilateral relations of the two countries.

He made the statement at a reception for the US Under Secretary of Commerce Francisco Sanchez, affirming Vietnam 's effort on negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.

Sanchez said his visit is aimed at boosting US exports and strengthening the partnership relations in Pacific, and discussing infrastructure development investment in Vietnam , opportunities for investors and challenges in the market approach.

On the same day, Hai received Michel Wormser, Vice President of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, a member organisation of the World Bank Group. Hai expressed his wish that the agency continue supporting Vietnam 's projects on infrastructure development.-VNA

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