During a visit to Hanoi by Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan on Friday 4 November, the EU and Vietnam agreed to speed up agri-food trade cooperation ahead of their free-trade agreement (FTA) coming into force in early 2018.
Speaking after meetings in Hanoi with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Agriculture Minister Cuong, Hogan said:"I am very pleased that the Vietnamese government has accepted the invitation to send a team of experts. This will help unlock SPS barriers for EU...