Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh on June 18 met with representatives from several European business associations to discuss measures to speed up the signing of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Promotion Agreement (EVIPA) as part of his working visit to the EU and Belgium.
Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh (R) meets representatives from several European business associations (Source: VNA)
Brussels (VNA) – Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh on June18 met with representatives from severalEuropean business associations to discuss measures to speed up the signing ofthe EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam InvestmentPromotion Agreement (EVIPA) as part of his working visit to the EU and Belgium.
Anh updated participants on informationrelated to EVFTA and EVIPA, and told them that his ministry is seriously makingspecific action programmes and holding regular dialogues with European businessassociations and other organisations of the EU.
He asked the European business associationsto maintain efforts to help accelerate the European Parliament’s approval ofthe agreements after they are signed.
At the meeting, representatives of the Europeanbusiness associations made proposals to help boost the signing and ratificationof the two deals, and expand EU-Vietnam trade relations.
Talking to the Vietnam News Agency on thesidelines of the meeting, Secretary General of the European AutomobileManufacturers' Association Erik Jonnaert expressed his hope that the two sideswill sign the agreements later this month, and the EP will ratify them in late2019 or early 2020.-VNA
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Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh (R) meets representatives from several European business associations (Source: VNA) 
