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Article: White House Fact Sheet on Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- July 13, 2000
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WASHINGTON, July 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following fact sheet
was released today by the White House:
In 1993, President Clinton began a policy of normalization of
relations with Vietnam to encourage Vietnam's cooperation on issues
of interest to the United States and to promote Vietnam's
integration into the region and the world economy. The decision to
pursue the trade agreement was made after Vietnam had established a
record of cooperation in accounting for POW-MIA's from the war, the
highest priority in our relations.
The Bilateral Trade Agreement signed on July 13, 2000, marks a
key step in the historic reconciliation between the United States
and Vietnam. By normalizing trade ...