The leaders of Vietnam and Spain on Wednesday pledged to boost economic ties and defence cooperation and voiced their support for upholding free trade, at a time when both are hit with the Trump administration's reciprocal tariffs.

Vietnam is actively seeking to negotiate a reduction in the high tariff rate imposed by the Trump Administration.

Trump declared Vietnam had agreed to slash their tariffs to zero if a deal was reached. He made this announcement after having a “very productive" call with To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist