On the morning of April 3, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting of the Government Standing Committee with ministries and branches to assess the situation and discuss immediate and long-term solutions after the United States announced reciprocal tariffs on goods from many countries, including Vietnam.
Also attending were Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh; Deputy Prime Ministers Ho Duc Phoc and Nguyen Chi Dung; ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, leaders of ministries, branches and agencies.
After listening to the opinions of ministries, sectors and government leaders, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that the current situation shows that trade competition is becoming more fierce, more complicated and more unpredictable. In recent times, Vietnam has made great efforts to implement synchronous and comprehensive solutions in politics, diplomacy, economy and people-to-people exchange to cope with the situation.
Vietnam hopes that the US side will have a policy that is consistent with the good relations between the two countries, the wishes of the people of both sides and Vietnam's efforts in recent times, in line with the conditions and circumstances of Vietnam as a developing country, still having to continue to overcome the severe and prolonged consequences of many years of war.
In the coming time, the Prime Minister requested ministries and branches to be calm, courageous, have proactive, flexible, timely and effective responses to all developments to continue to overcome difficulties, obstacles and external shocks as they have done in recent years in the context of the pandemic, conflicts in many places around the world, and supply chain disruptions...
The Prime Minister directed a number of comprehensive, harmonious, reasonable, and effective measures, both short-term and long-term, with the US side, to promote balanced and sustainable trade relations, facilitate investors on both sides, and ensure the legitimate and legal rights and interests of related entities...
The Prime Minister requested the immediate establishment of a rapid response team on this issue headed by Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son; assigned Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc to chair and direct ministries and branches to listen to opinions from businesses, including large export enterprises.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the GDP growth target of 8% or more in 2025 remains unchanged - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
The Prime Minister stated that this is also an opportunity to affirm the nation's mettle and strength; an opportunity to restructure the economy towards rapid but sustainable development, greening, digitalization, based on science and technology, innovation; promote the building of an independent, autonomous economy associated with deep, substantive and effective international integration; promote market expansion, diversification of markets, products, and supply chains; promote localization; promote exploitation of domestic markets and resources; promote Vietnamese enterprises to become increasingly strong and autonomous; review and amend appropriate mechanisms and policies and promote training of high-quality human resources.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the GDP growth target of 8% or more in 2025 remains unchanged./.
According to baochinhphu.vn
Source: https://baocamau.vn/thu-tuong-co-doi-sach-chu-dong-linh-hoat-kip-thoi-hieu-qua-trong-moi-tinh-huong-a38165.html
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