Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is on a three-day official visit to Vietnam, where he is working to strengthen Nigeria’s long-standing bilateral relations with the Southeast Asian nation. Both countries intend to collaborate more, particularly in the areas of digital economy, telecommunications, agriculture, and trade, among others, for the mutual benefit of citizens.
The need for improved collaboration between Nigeria and Vietnam was the focus of the bilateral meeting between Vice Presidents Yemi Osinbajo, and Madam Võ Thị Ánh Xuân, his Vietnam counterpart, at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi.
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This is the first high-level trip from the Presidency to Vietnam since 2005 when then President Olusegun Obasanjo visited.
Both Prof. Osinbajo and Madam Xuân acknowledged the countries’ great market potential generally and especially in digital economy, telecommunications, agriculture and trade.
On Vietnam’s quest to establish relations with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Prof. Osinbajo assured his Vietnamese counterpart that Nigeria will certainly support Vietnam’s establishment of relations with ECOWAS, and he believes that it is a very positive thing.
On her part, the Vietnamese Vice President commended Nigeria’s leadership role in the ECOWAS sub-region and in Africa generally, especially in the peaceful resolution of disputes based on international laws, and in the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
She expressed confidence in Nigeria’s capability to resolve challenges confronting the continent and sub-region and sought the country’s support for Vietnam’s quest to establish relations with ECOWAS.
She also appreciated Nigeria’s support to Vietnam, especially in supporting her country’s candidates at multilateral forums, including United Nations, among others.
