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Vietnam, Netherlands exchange MoU on customs cooperation

Deputy Minister of Finance Vo Thanh Hung and Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Kees van Baar on November 2 exchanged the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the implementation of the Vietnam-Netherlands agreement on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters.
Vietnam, Netherlands exchange MoU on customs cooperation ảnh 1Deputy Minister of Finance Vo Thanh Hung (R) and Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Kees van Baar on November 2 exchange the MoU. (Photo: baochinhphu.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Finance Vo Thanh Hung and Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Kees van Baar on November 2 exchanged the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the implementation of the Vietnam-Netherlands agreement on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters.

The exchange of the MoU waswitnessed by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Dutch counterpart MarkRutte who is on an official visit to Vietnam.

The agreement was signedduring Prime Minister Mark Rutte's visit to Vietnam in 2019. An article on the agreement states that customs offices of the two countries will together decide on detailed arrangementswithin the framework of the agreement to facilitate the implementation.

On that basis, theGeneral Department of Vietnam Customs and the Customs Administration of the Netherlands negotiated and then completed negotiations and domestic legal procedures tosign the MoU on the occasion of the 50th founding anniversary ofdiplomatic relations between the two countries and morespecifically, on the occasion of Dutch Prime MinisterMark Rutte's official visit to Vietnam.

The Customs Administration of the Netherlands is oneof the partners that have regularly cooperated and assisted the General Department of Vietnam Customs. The twosides have organised activities to exchange experiences in customs managementat seaports, risk management, and customs management at airports.

The two sides have alsoclosely coordinated in providing and verifying information to control andcombat smuggling.

In the coming time,within the framework of their cooperation, they will strengthen coordination ininformation sharing, e-commerce, green customs, digital transformation, customsinspection/supervision of goods requiring intellectual property protection;goods customs value, and origin.

The two sidesexpressed their confidence that with the signed cooperation documents, theircooperation will generate practical results suitable to their strengths andissues of mutual interest.

It is expected that atthe end of November, a high-level delegation of the Customs Administration of the Netherlands will visitVietnam./.

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