PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng receives US business leaders

The delegation includes representatives of 18 leading companies and groups, such as Boeing, Chevron, Conoco Phillips, Exxon Mobil, Ford, General Electrics, IBM, Abbott, Hewlett–Packard, CitiGroup, and Time Warner. This is the ever biggest US business delegation to Vietnam after the country became an official WTO member and was granted with the Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status by the US. 

PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng highly spoke of contributions of the US businesses in boosting the Vietnam-US bilateral relationship in all fields, especially economy and trade. The host asserted that Vietnamese economy's prospect of high growth and stability after joining WTO and positive tendencies of this bilateral relation are good opportunities for the US enterprises to increase their investment and business activities in Vietnam in the coming time. He confirmed that the Vietnamese Government, ministries, and competent agencies will give best conditions for the US investors. He was convinced that the US businesses will become the leading investors in Vietnam soon. 

The US industry leaders considered Vietnam the top investment attraction in the region. They expressed their hope that the Vietnamese Government will take more measures to improve the business environment and encourage foreign investment.

Previously, the US-ASEAN Business Council and the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry had coorganized the Forum under the theme “Vietnam–A Bright Future for US Businesses” attended by representatives from the ministries of Posts and Telematics, Industry, Transport, Planning and Investment, Science and Technology, Internal Affairs, Finance, Trade, Culture and Information, Health and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The attendants had discussed and exchanged their opinions regarding Vietnam's development strategies and trade policies in the post-WTO period, administrative reform and business opportunities in Vietnam. The US enterprises had also dialogues with the National Assembly Committee for Foreign Affairs on law making and realizing of WTO commitments.

By Hoàng Nguyên Hồ