USTR Marantis Discusses TPP, Bilateral Issues in Hanoi

On his second day in Hanoi, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Marantis conducted intensive discussions with Vietnamese government officials on a wide range of regional and bilateral issues. Ambassador Marantis also met with Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang. They discussed their goals for the second round of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, to be held in San Francisco during the week of June 15, and how to develop it into a high-standard, 21st century regional trade agreement. He also underscored important bilateral issues affecting industrial goods, agricultural goods, and intellectual property.