Vietnam considers EU one of its most important partners
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam always considers the EU one of its most important partners with the comprehensive partnership and particularly cooperation between their parliaments, obtaining many achievements for the sake of their people and for peace, collaboration and development in the two continents and the world.
 At the event (photo: VNA) |
Chairman of the National Assembly (NA)'s Committee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha made his statement on Friday at virtual meeting between the NA and the European Parliament (EP) on the implementation of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), the second of its kind so far.
The legislator stressed economic cooperation is a highlight in the Vietnam – EU relations, adding that bilateral trade grew quickly after the EVFTA came into force on August 1, 2020 and hit 57 billion USD in 2021
He suggested the EP and EU offer Vietnam technical and resources assistance to capitalise on the pact and response to its technical barriers to trade (TBT) and sanitary/phyto-sanitary (SPS).
Mr. Ha proposed the EU soon lift the “yellow card” warning regarding illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing imposed on Vietnam to boost bilateral export and launch program to support capacity building and competitiveness improvement for Vietnamese seafood exporters.
Participating EP parliamentarians lauded progresses made in the EVFTA implementation so far and the sides’ related exchange and dialogue mechanisms.