US Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco Sanchez. Photo: trade.gov

(VOV)- Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has expressed hope that the United States will recognize Vietnam as a market economy and further tighten the bilateral relations between the two countries. He made the statement at Wednesday’s reception for the US Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco Sanchez, affirming Vietnam's negotiations on efforts for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. On the same day, Deputy PM Hai received Michel Wormser, Vice President of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, a member organisation of the World Bank Group. The Deputy PM proposed that the agency continue supporting Vietnam's infrastructure development projects.