Washington DC, April 4 -- US President Donald Trump on Friday spoke with To Lam, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and said that during the conversation, Lam expressed Vietnam's willingness to reduce its tariffs to zero if an agreement could be reached with the United States.

Trump conveyed his gratitude to Lam on behalf of the US and said that he looks forward to meeting with Lam.

Sharing a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump wrote, "Just had a very productive call with To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, who told me that Vietnam wants to cut their Tariffs down to ZERO if they are able to make an agreement with the US."

He added, "I thanked him on behalf of our country, ...