Vietnamese Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation (WTO), and other international organisations in Geneva, led a delegation participating in WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies, which was recently held in an online format.

The US Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)’s Directorate of Fisheries (DFISH) concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen Vietnam’s fisheries management and law enforcement capabilities.

The EC’s inspection team will return to Vietnam to check on progress in the next six months. The country must submit a comprehensive report on the results of the recommendation implementation by May 15 next year.