Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to President Nguyen Xuan Phuc of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
President Xuan Phuc who received Osinbajo in Hanoi said his guest’s official visit will give new impetus to friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
President Phuc congratulated Nigeria on its socio-economic development achievements and growing role in its region and the world, affirming that Vietnam always attaches importance to its friendship and multifaceted ties with Nigeria and views the latter as a priority partner in Africa.
Vice President Osinbajo stressed that Nigeria welcomes and hopes Vietnamese firms will increase investment in fields such as farm produce processing, digital economy, telecommunications, and renewable energy.
Osinbajo had departed Abuja on Saturday to hold high-level bilateral engagements with the country’s government officials.
According to Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, the vice-president will oversee the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and agreements on investment between Nigeria and Vietnam.
