date:Jun 30, 2012
The talks were opened by EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and the Vietnamese Minister for Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang thios week.
Both sides seek for a comprehensive agreement covering tariffs, non-tariff barriers as well as commitments on other trade related aspects, notably procurement, regulatory issues, competition, services, and sustainable development.
Viet Nam, a member of the ASEAN community, is the third country after Singapore and Malaysia with which the EU has started bilate