Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Cuong has called on thegovernors of states of the United States to back the ongoingnegotiations on the Trans-Asia Pacific (TPP) agreement.
Ambassador Cuong’s appeal came at talks with the governors of the statesof Wisconsin, Iowa, Delaware, Mississippi, Colorado and Utah, andleaders of the National Governors Association (NGA), on the fringes ofthe NGA’s Summer Meeting in Wilwaukee city of Wisconsin state on August1-4.
The TPP-themed talks were also joined by the Ambassadorsfrom Japan, Singapore and Peru, which are taking part in the TPPnegotiations.
The diplomat also urged the US side to supportthe TPP when it is debated at the federal and state Congresses as thedocument, once signed, will step up regional economic integration andhelp the benefiting countries fulfil their development goals.
He used the occasion to inform the governors of the outcomes ofPresident Truong Tan Sang’s recent official visit to the US, includingthe commitments to accomplishing the TPP agreement within 2013 by thetwo countries’ Presidents.
Trade between Vietnam and the UShas grown over 140 percent in the past five years, of which agricultureposted a 200 percent-more growth rate, he added, expressing hisexpectations that these growth rates would continue the rising trend as aresult of the signing of the TPP agreement.
At the event, theparticipating governors all pledged support for trade liberalisation,reasoning its significant role behind global economic growth.
They praised efforts made by Vietnam and other TPP member countries inbuilding an agreement with highest international standards and committedto accelerating the negotiations in 2013.
On this occasion,Ambassador Cuong and his colleagues met with businesses of Milwaukeecity, many of whom are running business in Vietnam.-VNA
Ambassador Cuong’s appeal came at talks with the governors of the statesof Wisconsin, Iowa, Delaware, Mississippi, Colorado and Utah, andleaders of the National Governors Association (NGA), on the fringes ofthe NGA’s Summer Meeting in Wilwaukee city of Wisconsin state on August1-4.
The TPP-themed talks were also joined by the Ambassadorsfrom Japan, Singapore and Peru, which are taking part in the TPPnegotiations.
The diplomat also urged the US side to supportthe TPP when it is debated at the federal and state Congresses as thedocument, once signed, will step up regional economic integration andhelp the benefiting countries fulfil their development goals.
He used the occasion to inform the governors of the outcomes ofPresident Truong Tan Sang’s recent official visit to the US, includingthe commitments to accomplishing the TPP agreement within 2013 by thetwo countries’ Presidents.
Trade between Vietnam and the UShas grown over 140 percent in the past five years, of which agricultureposted a 200 percent-more growth rate, he added, expressing hisexpectations that these growth rates would continue the rising trend as aresult of the signing of the TPP agreement.
At the event, theparticipating governors all pledged support for trade liberalisation,reasoning its significant role behind global economic growth.
They praised efforts made by Vietnam and other TPP member countries inbuilding an agreement with highest international standards and committedto accelerating the negotiations in 2013.
On this occasion,Ambassador Cuong and his colleagues met with businesses of Milwaukeecity, many of whom are running business in Vietnam.-VNA
