Brussels, 02/04/2012 (Agence Europe) - After Singapore and Malaysia, the EU is to negotiate a free-trade agreement with a third partner in the ASEAN region, Vietnam. The negotiations, which are due to start this summer, are likely to be difficult and could take 3 years.
Following the finalisation of the exercise to determine the scope of the negotiations on the sideline of the ASEAN ministerial conference in Phnom Pen on 31 March, the EU and Vietnam may formally open their talks this...