A signing ceremony of a Joint Statement on the conclusion of the negotiations of the Free Trade Agreements (FTA) between Viet Nam and the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan was held in Phu Quoc Island on December 15. Under the witness of PM Nguyen Tan Dung, Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and Minister for Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission Andrey Slepnev signed the Joint Statement.

The 8th FTA negotiation round between Vietnam and Customs Union of Belarus – Kazakhstan – Russia took place from December 8 – 12, 2014 in Conference Centre of Kien Giang, Phu Quoc island district, under the co-chairmanship of Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and Minister in charge for Trade of Asia – Europe Economic Committee Andrei A. Slepnhev.

From March 31 to April 4, 2014, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the 5th negotiation round of FTA between Vietnam and Customs Union of Belarus – Kazakhstan – Russia was held under the chairmanship of Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam Vu Huy Hoang and Minister in charge for Trade in Asia – Europe Economic Committee Andrei A. Slepnhev.

The 4th Ministerial-level FTA negotiation round between Vietnam and Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia was held on February 11 – 14, 2014 in Da Nang city, Vietnam, under the chairmanship of Minister Vu Huy Hoang and Minister in charge for Trade of Asia – Europe Economic Committee, Andrei A. Slepnev.

The 3rd FTA negotiation round between Vietnam and Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan was conducted from September 9 to 13, 2013, in Minsk, Belarus, under the co-chair of Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade and Mr. Andrei A. Slepnev, Minister in charge for Commerce in Asia – Europe Economic Committee.

Implementing negotiation agenda approved by the Governments, the second FTA negotiation round between Vietnam and Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus took place under the chairs of Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and Mr. A. A. Slepnev, Minister for Trade, Asia – Europe Economic Committee.

On March 28th, 2013, at headquarter of Government’s Office, Official Announcement Ceremony on launching FTA negotiation between Vietnam and Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan was taking place.