PM okays Vietnam-US air transport accord

The Vietnamese Prime Minister has approved an agreement on amendments to the Vietnam-US Bilateral Air Transport Agreement, which was signed on May 18, 2010.

The PM has also assigned the Ministry of Transport to be responsible for implementing the revised agreement.
Earlier, on May 18, 2010, Minister of Transport Ho Nghia Dung and US Ambassador to Vietnam Michael W. Michalak signed the amended agreement to extend its validity to 2003 and allow the two countries’ airlines to boost their operations, especially in cargo transport.