Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn. — VNA/VNS Photo The European Parliament (EP) on Wednesday ratified the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Việt Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA). Vietnam News Agency spoke to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn in Paris about the agreements. Could you please comment on the significance of this decision? The EP has just ratified very important strategic and economic decisions in Việt Nam and EU relations, opening a deeper, more comprehensive and effective cooperation between the two sides 30 years after they established diplomatic relations (1990-2020). Signed on June 30, 2019 in Hà Nội, the EVFTA will take effect when it is ratified by Việt Nam’s National Assembly and the EP, while the EVIPA agreement should be approved by the National Assembly, EP and parliaments of EU member states. The EP’s decision has given a “green light” to the implementation of the EVFTA and paves the way for parliaments of EU member states to consider and ratify the EVIPA. First of all, the decision approving the EVFTA and EVIPA with a high rate of support shows the respect and appreciation of parliamentarians and EU member states to… Read full this story
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