Washington D.C., Feb. 4 -- Vietnamese Acting Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung held a discussion with a group of US enterprises in the energy, industrial, and aviation sectors under the US - ASEAN Business Council (USABC) in Washington D.C. on February 2, the Ministry of Industry and Trade reported on February 4.

The event took place on the sidelines of the sixth round of negotiations on the Vietnam - US Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade, reflecting Vietnam's determination to strengthen and elevate bilateral economic and trade ties in a stable, substantive, and sustainable manner.

In his speech, Hung affirmed the US as one of Vietnam's most important economic and trade partners. Bilateral relations, he noted, s...