US Partners With EU, Vietnam, South Korea for Export Control Licensing Workshop

The U.S. and EU last week organized an export control workshop in Hanoi, Vietnam, to help Vietnam implement trade controls over sensitive items, a State Department spokesperson told Export Compliance Daily. The meetings featured officials from the State Department's Export Control and Related Border Security Program and the EU's Partner-to-Partner Export Control Program, initiatives aimed at helping other nations establish effective controls over weapons and critical technologies. The workshop, held June 18-20, specifically looked to support Vietnam's "licensing of dual-use items," a State Department spokesperson said. Officials from South Korea also attended.