Geneva, June 26 -- Vietnam has updated progress on its preparations for negotiations to join the expansion of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA2) at a recent formal meeting of the Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in Information Technology Products (ITA Committee) held at the headquarters of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva. Addressing the meeting, Pham Quang Huy, Minister Counsellor and deputy head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam in Geneva, briefed participants on developments since the country officially announced its intention to join ITA2 at the committee's informal committee meeting on April 15. He said that in July, the WTO Secretariat will provide technical assistance to relevant Vietnamese...