UK secures Vietnam backing to join Trans-Pacific trading group

"Vietnam sees the UK as a major trading partner in Europe," Phuc (pic) told British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at a meeting in Hanoi, the government said in a statement following their talks.

HANOI/LONDON: Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Wednesday he hopes to conclude talks on a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom soon, the government said.

"Vietnam sees the UK as a major trading partner in Europe," Phuc told British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at a meeting in Hanoi, the government said in a statement following their talks.