Vietnam–United Kingdom relations

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United Kingdom–Vietnam relations

United Kingdom

Vietnam

United Kingdom–Vietnam relations (

Vietnamese reunification.[1]

The United Kingdom and Vietnam on a map.

Both countries share common membership of CPTPP.[2]

Economic relations

The UK and Vietnam entered into a strategic partnership agreement, to boost bilateral ties, in 2010.[3]

The UK and Vietnam trade is governed by the United Kingdom–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, a continuity trade agreement based on the European Union–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, which entered into force on the 1 January 2021.[4]

In July 2023, the United Kingdom signed the agreement to acceed to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade bloc of which Vietnam is a founding member.[5]

Diplomatic missions

The UK maintains an embassy in Hanoi.[6]

Vietnam maintains an embassy in London.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Europe". Lamdong Foreign Affairs Department. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Vietnamese goods to better penetrate UK market". VietnamPlus. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. ^ "UK-Vietnam strategic partnership makes remarkable progress". Vietnam Law and Legal Forum. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. ^ "U.K., Vietnam Reach Free-Trade Deal as Brexit Deadline Looms". Bloomberg. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  5. ^ "'A significant milestone for UK trade': Britain signs deal to join £12trn Indo-Pacific trading block". Sky News. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  6. ^ "British Embassy Hanoi". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Embassy of Vietnam London. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)