Hanoi, Feb. 27 -- Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan recently held bilateral meetings with State Secretary and Director of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Helene Budliger Artieda, and State Secretary of Norway's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries Ragnhild Syrstad.

The events took place within the framework of the 19th round of negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) held in Geneva, Switzerland, from February 24 to 27.

At Tan's meeting with Helene Budliger Artieda, the two sides acknowledged substantial progress across all negotiating areas and reaffirmed the political commitment to soon finalising the Vietnam - EFT...