Today, Secretary Raimondo met with Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam Nguyen Hong Dien. The two discussed the unprecedented elevation of the U.S.-Vietnam bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which will facilitate expanded commercial cooperation across a variety of sectors. The Secretary emphasized a key element of delivering on commitments following President Biden’s recent visit will be to swiftly conclude negotiations on high-standard agreements for Pillars III and IV of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). The two also reaffirmed their respective commitments to making progress as quickly as possible to build on the IPEF Ministers announcement in May on the substantial conclusion of the proposed IPEF Supply Chain Agreement.