US Trade Representative Ron Kirk is scheduled to pay a two-day visit to Vietnam from September 2 to discuss bilateral economic cooperation.    

During the visit, the US official will meet with leaders from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, as well as a number of US and Vietnamese entrepreneurs.

He will touch upon issues of common concern towards the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), and propose strategies of cooperation to promote common targets at the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) along with initiatives for supporting efforts for ASEAN integration.

Since the US and Vietnam established diplomatic ties 17 years ago, annual  two-way trade turnover has increased from below US$1 million to nearly US$22 billion.

The US is currently Vietnam’s biggest export market and investor.

VNA