Vietnam re-elected Chair of World Customs Organisation’s Permanent Technical Committee
The re-election reaffirms the country's increasingly important position and role in shaping global customs policies and operations, while also recognising its active and effective contributions during the previous chairmanship term.
Vietnam shares experience to enhance international customs cooperation in October 2024. (Photo: VNA)
Brussels (VNA) – Vietnam has been re-elected as Chair of the World Customs Organisation (WCO)'s Permanent Technical Committee (PTC) for the 2025–2026 term at the committee’s 247th/248th sessions, held in Brussels, Belgium.
The re-election reaffirms the country's increasingly important position and role in shaping global customs policies and operations, while also recognising its active and effective contributions during the previous chairmanship term.
The role will be led by Nguyen Thi Vinh Hoai, Counsellor at the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium and Vietnam Customs representative to the WCO.
In her closing remarks, Hoai emphasised that as the global customs sector is facing numerous challenges as well as opportunities, strengthening international cooperation, promoting innovation and technological application, and enhancing adaptability and sustainable development are of vital importance to facilitate trade and ensure the security of global supply chains.
Vietnam's continued leadership of the PTC presents an opportunity for the country to make even greater contributions to the development of the global customs community in the coming period, she affirmed.
The sessions attracted the participation of nearly 300 delegates who are leading customs experts from member agencies and international organisations such as the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the private sector, and research institutions worldwide.
𓄧 Participants engaged in extensive discussions to build solutions and strategies for the sector to effectively respond to current multidimensional challenges, including the impacts of climate change, the ongoing robust digital transformation, and the sharp increase in international trade volume, particularly the explosive growth of e-commerce./.
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