Prime Minister hails growing Vietnam-Nigeria ties
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hailed the
development of bilateral ties while receiving Vice President of Nigeria Yemi
Osinbajo in Hanoi on December 5.
The PM suggested deepening bilateral ties in a substantive and effective
manner via facilitating visits to raise mutual understanding and trust, and enhance
cooperation opportunities in fields that the two countries could supplement
each other, especially in economy.
Hailing two-way trade of over 500 million USD as an encouraging
result, Chinh said both sides should further improve economic ties to match their
fine political relations.
He suggested that both sides have stronger determination to
create balance in trade via creating favourable conditions for their
exports and imports, including Vietnam’s agro-fisheries, establish and launch trade
cooperation mechanisms, contributing to ensuring food security, and diversifying
markets and supply chains.
Vietnam is ready to serve as a bridge promoting cooperation between ASEAN
and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), he said.
The host proposed making agriculture a key cooperation area between both
sides; enhancing joint work in digital
transformation, start-ups and innovation, green transition, renewable energy,
circular economy, national defence-security, oil and gas, poverty reduction,
health care, education-training, culture-sports-tourism, people-to-people
exchange; and launching of a direct flight service.
Osinbajo, for his part, hailed Vietnam as a strategic important partner and
wished to expand economic cooperation with the country.
Agreeing with the host’s proposal, he said Nigeria also wants to share experience
with Vietnam in digital economy, energy industry, electric vehicles and solar
power.
He vowed to further reinforce all-around ties between both nations and connect
coordination between ECOWAS and Vietnam.
On regional and global issues, host and guest underscored the importance
of the peaceful settlement of disputes in line with international law./.