Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ambassador, gentlemen, thank you so much for the gift of your time and knowledge here today as we work toward carrying on the TPP even without the United States.
You've outlined Vietnam's concerns as well as the opportunities. I think you're absolutely right in that the meeting coming up in Chile will be very fundamental in deciding what the direction will be, moving forward. A lot of major players are considering doing just that. I think it's worthwhile. I don't see any reason why we can't move forward without the United States. It's their loss, and in some cases our gain. At the end of the day, tremendous opportunities for like-minded countries on developing agricultural capacity in Vietnam, using Canadian feedstock and genetics, is certainly paramount in the foundation of this type of agreement. I've had the great opportunity to be in Vietnam a couple of times talking about those connections, and I look forward to a third trip.
I really don't have any questions to ask you. That said, I know that other countries as well are coming to that meeting in Chile. That includes China. I'm not sure if serious about joining TPP, but they'll make sure that they know what's going on. There's South Korea, and I've even seen that Colombia, the Philippines, and so on are considering coming. I think that's good, because it breeds new life into the TPP agreement.
So will Vietnam be there?