The meeting reviewed bilateral economic and trade cooperation and discussed specific measures to realize the trade goal of US$20 billion by 2020 towards more balanced manner.

The two Ministers underlined the importance of the Joint Trade Committee though the two countries have established or joined a number of bilateral and multilateral cooperative mechanisms.

Anh asked the Thai side to facilitate Vietnamese farm exports and foodstuff to Thailand, especially fresh fruits and milk products.

The two-wayb trade increased to US$15.3 billion in 2017 from US$11.5 billion in 2015, posting an annual growth rate of 15.5%/

According to the Thai side, Viet Nam is the 2nd biggest trade partner of Thailand in ASEAN, after Malaysia./.