Vietnam sets example with economic, trade growth: WTO director-general

Under the WTO’s principles, Vietnam concluded and is implementing 15 free trade agreements (FTAs), including three new-generation FTAs—the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the European Union - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), and the United Kingdom-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA). Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son meets with WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on May 18, 2023. Photo: Danh Khang / Tuoi Tre Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on Thursday also met with WTO Director-General Okonjo-Iweala to discuss Vietnam’s economic and trade development. Under the WTO’s principles, Vietnam concluded and is implementing 15 free trade agreements (FTAs), including three new-generation FTAs—the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the European Union - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), and the United Kingdom-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA). Photo: Danh Khang / Tuoi TreVietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on Thursday also met with WTO Director-General Okonjo-Iweala to discuss Vietnam’s economic and trade development.