Representatives of the Emergency Committee for American Trade (ECAT) shared their viewpoints at a meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Cuong.

They hailed efforts of Viet Nam in stabilizing production and operation in some industrial parks in the southern provinces after the recent disturbances.

Speaking at the annual meeting of the ECAT, Mr. Cuong spoke highly of the progress of the negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement.

He called on the US business community to support the negotiation process of the Agreement.

The Ambassador also referred to the situations in the East Sea when China illegally placed the drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou 981 on Viet Nam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf and Chinese vessels’ aggression in this region.

Representatives of the US business community expressed their concerns about the tension in the East Sea, worrying that the situation may interrupt trade activities.

They hoped that sides concerned will restrain and take necessary measures to reduce tensions.