Vietnam, US seeks to boost agriculture cooperation

Senior Vietnamese and US officials on agriculture met in Hanoi on May 11 to discuss how to boost trade relations in the field between the two countries.

Thursday, May 11, 2017 19:02

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At the meeting (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Senior Vietnamese and USofficials on agriculture met in Hanoi on May 11 to discuss how to boost traderelations in the field between the two countries.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) TranThanh Nam wished the US would create more favourable conditions for Vietnamesebusinesses working in fishery production and planting to increase trade withthe US.

He raised his voice on the catfish inspectionprogramme of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), saying that somepoints in the programme have yet to suit conditions of Vietnam and others. He suggestedmore discussions with US authorised agencies.

Vietnam hopes for the USDA’s early recognitionon related procedures for the export of Vietnamese mangos and star apples tothe US, as well as technical assistance and organic agricultural projects,including a training course on organic product certification for Vietnameseexperts, Nam said.

In addition, Deputy Minister Nam asked the US totransfer the inspection programme on plant quarantine to Vietnam whilecontinuing to assist in monitoring the amount of plant protection drugs inexported products to the US.

For his part, Chief of the USDA’s Office ofAgreements and Scientific Affairs, Foreign Agricultural Service Robert Macke saidthe US has worked to address Vietnam’s concern over catfish inspection over thepast years, affirming the US’ support for Vietnam in the matter.

He called for the MARD’s support for theapproval of the Vietnamese Government to the US Embassy’s proposal on newpositions of the USDA at offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Topics on food safety cooperation in APEC andother bilateral trade collaboration issues were also discussed at themeeting.-VNA

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