September 29, 2021 | 20:38 (GMT+7)
Top legislator to hold online working session with U.S. business delegation
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue will chair an online working session with a high-ranking delegation from the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) on September 30, at the suggestion of the council’s President and CEO Ted Osius.
The event will be attended by the council’s President and CEO Ted Osius, Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director Michael Michalak, representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam, and executives of more than 30 leading multinational corporations in the U.S.
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Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue |
On the Vietnamese side, besides the N.A. Chairman, there will be the presence of Chairman of the N.A.’s Commission for External Relations, General Secretary of the N.A. and Chief of the N.A. Office Bui Van Cuong, representatives from N.A. committees, officials from ministries, central agencies and sectors, and representatives from the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Held at the request of the USABC, the session aims to demonstrate the commitment of the U.S. private sector as a reliable partner and resource to Vietnam’s efforts to promote priority goals, particularly in digital transformation and sustainable development.
The working session will also continue to boost economic, trade and investment ties between the two countries through discussions and recommendations from U.S. businesses regarding production and business activities and the building of priority policies, as well as Vietnam’s recommendations on U.S. businesses’ trade, investment activities in the country.
The enforcement of free trade agreements in which Vietnam and the U.S. have related interests such as EVFTA and RCEP will also be tabled.
The USABC is a Washington-based non-profit organization that aims to foster economic growth and trade ties between the U.S. and ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The council’s President and CEO Ted Osius and Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director Michael Michalak were both former U.S. Ambassadors to Vietnam.
Source: VNA