Vice Minister of Industry and Commerce Đỗ Thắng Hải has called on the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to promote the approval process for irradiation facilities to facilitate the export of fresh fruits from Vietnam to the US.
He made the request in a meeting with a USDA delegation led by Jennifer Lester Moffitt, Agriculture Under Secretary for Marketing Programs and Regulation, and Alexis Taylor, Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, in Hà Nội on February 27.
Highlighting the US as one of the main partners, Hải said Vietnam hopes both sides will maintain stable development of bilateral economic and trade ties and continue to promote their comprehensive partnership in a substantive manner.
He applauded the recent efforts of both countries to realize the commitments of the action plan towards a harmonious and sustainable balance of trade, intensify the opening of markets, and resolve problems in bilateral economic and trade relations on the basis of objectivity and equality. .
The vice minister called on the USDA to speed up the approval process for irradiation facilities to boost the export of fresh fruits from Vietnam, to share information frequently, and to coordinate to create favorable conditions for Vietnamese companies to participate in activities that promote trade. of agricultural products, especially fresh fruits and canned agricultural products, in the US.
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In particular, both sides should increase the exchange of experiences in making and enforcing laws related to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, he continued.
The deputy minister asked the USDA to speed up the approval process for irradiation facilities to boost the export of fresh fruits from Vietnam
Speaking of Vietnam’s guidelines for the use of biofuels in the future, Hải also suggested further cooperation in the ethanol industry and promotion of sustainable energy transition in Vietnam.
Agreeing with the views of the Vietnamese ministry, USDA officials noted that both sides should continue to promote the debate on opening up the market for the fruits mentioned by the US and creating optimal conditions for some plant-based products and nuts and animal feed can be imported into Vietnam.
They also expressed their hope that partnerships in the field of biofuels and ethanol with Vietnam will be strengthened.
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