Once again, Viet Nam found itself in the middle of an argument between Argentina (which defends the right to impose export taxes and restrictions) and the EU and US (which oppose these). Even then, Argentina said neutral wording can be found to reflect Viet Nam's agreement in bilateral talks not to impose these, without relating this to WTO agreements.
The US praised Viet Nam for the extensive revisions and updating of its intellectual property laws. It said it was pleased to report that the end of the dialogue on legislation in this area is in sight.