The Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga made the statement while answering reporters’ questions on the significance of the TPP’s first round of negotiations, scheduled for March 15-19 and Vietnam’s contributions at a regular press briefing in Hanoi on March 11.
As an associate member, Vietnam is working with the TPP’s full members ahead of the start of the negotiations, Nga said. The nation will actively participate in the first round to be held in Melbourne, Australia, from March 15-19, 2010.
She confirmed that the TPP negotiation is a key effort by countries in the Asia-Pacific region to enhance linkage and cooperation for the sake of peace and development.