Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) shakes hands with a representative from the US business delegation (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Governmentwill create optimal conditions for US enterprises to invest successfully inVietnam and is willing to listen to their recommendations to improve the localbusiness environment, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
While receiving a delegation from the US-ASEANBusiness Council (USABC), led by its President and CEO Alexander Feldman, inHanoi on March 14, PM expressed his belief that the delegation’s visit willcontribute to promoting economic, trade, and investment relations betweenVietnam and the US.
He recalled his meeting with US President DonaldTrump in Hanoi on the occasion of the second DPRK-US summit in Hanoi inFebruary, during which the two sides agreed on a number of measures to enhancebilateral relations across all fields.
Feldman congratulated Vietnam on the successfulorganisation of the second DPRK-US summit and said he is proud of the USABC’scontributions to economic development in Vietnam through the implementation ofinvestment projects in the Southeast Asian country.
The USABC arranged three business delegations toVietnam this week to explore investment cooperation opportunities in thecountry, especially as Vietnam has joined the Comprehensive and ProgressiveAgreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), he said.
The USABC also looks forward to new cooperationopportunities when Vietnam takes on its role as Chair of ASEAN in 2020, headded.
PM Phuc said Vietnam hopes US businesses willcontinue making strong investments in Vietnam in the coming time.
He also eased some concerns raised by USenterprises regarding specific fields.
The PM said this is now a favourable time forthe bilateral relations, and as such US enterprises should seize thisopportunity to promote investment in Vietnam and help the country partake inthe global value chain.–VNA
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