The EU and Vietnam have agreed to launch bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations following a meeting between EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi.
EU and Vietnamese officials will now work together to agree the way forward towards the formal start of negotiations as well as an agreed framework for the talks to reach an FTA.
The Commission will now discuss next steps with the Council and the Parliament. This key step reflects the deepening trade relations between the EU and Vietnam.
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