Decision 50/2002/QĐ-TTg

To establish an inter-ministerial working team to carry out the tasks of coordinating with ASEAN member countries in negotiating with China on the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area.

A Vice Minister of Trade shall act as the team leader and a departmental-level official from the Ministry of Trade shall act as the head of Vietnam�s negotiation delegation.

The working team shall be tasked:

- To formulate the contents and plans of negotiation on the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area of the Vietnamese delegation for submission to the Prime Minister for approval;

- Together with ASEAN negotiation delegations, to directly held talks with China on the basis of the plans and schemes already approved by the Prime Minister and agreed upon among the ASEAN.- (Summary)