Vietnam PNTR Status and WTO Accession: Issues and Implications for the United States
Abstract
On May 31, 2006, U.S. and Vietnamese negotiators signed a bilateral agreement on the conditions for Vietnam's accession (entry) into the World Trade Organization (WTO). The agreement is just one in a number of steps that Vietnam must take to complete its 11-year quest to join the multilateral trade body. However, the agreement with the United States was the last and, seemingly, the most difficult of the bilateral agreements that Vietnam had to negotiate with twenty-eight WTO members (including the European Union (EU) counting as one but representing twenty-five countries). Thus, the U.S.-Vietnam bilateral agreement on WTO accession signifies that Vietnam's accession process is drawing to a close.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 02, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA461419
Entities
People
- Bernard A. Gelb
- Mark E. Manyin
- William H. Cooper
Organizations
- Library of Congress