Hanoi (VNA) – The Prime Minister has approved a plan for theimplementation of the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA).

The plan aims to assign tasks and responsibilities torelevant agencies and organisations, and decide on direction measures and othersto implement the deal fully and effectively.

To that end, the Government leader requested ministries,sectors and localities to step up the dissemination of information about theUKVFTA as well as the British market, build laws and institutions, enhance the competitiveness and develop human resources, and improve socialwelfare, environmental protection and sustainable development policies, alongwith carrying out regular and assigned tasks.

It is necessary to popularise information about theagreement and the British market to relevant persons, especially farmers,fishermen and workers via different means of communications to raise theirawareness of the deal’s commitments as well as work that needs to be done towardseffective enforcement.

The PM also asked ministries, sectors and localities tospeed up the organisation of trade and investment promotion programmes in theUK, and continue perfecting necessary institutions to enforce the agreement,improving the competitiveness of industries and businesses, especially micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises.

Attention should be paid to assisting Vietnamese enterprisesin joining production networks, and value and supply chains which see theparticipation of British businesses to take advantage of the agreement, whileencouraging British-invested companies to connect with domestic partners to formand develop supply chains.

The plan also aims to promote mutual recognition of assessment resultsof conformity with the UK, especially for Vietnam's key products exported to the country./.