The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, is scheduled to depart from Abuja on Saturday for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to engage in high-level bilateral activities in the Southeast nation.
The engagements will include meetings with the President of Vietnam, President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc; Vice-President Vo Thi Aah Xuan; Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; other government officials; and the business community.
This was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande.
According to the statement, the Vice President’s five-day visit comes after former Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam Vuong Hue visited Nigeria in October 2019 in view of the trade and bilateral relations between both countries.
During the visit, Hue was said to have met with Osinbajo, other senior Nigerian government officials and also interacted with the Nigerian-Vietnam Business Association.
“The VP’s reciprocal visit to Vietnam will further strengthen trade and bilateral relations between both countries,” the statement added.
“Although Nigeria and Vietnam have maintained long-standing diplomatic relations since 1976, Vice President Osinbajo will be the second Nigerian high ranking incumbent government official to visit the Southeast Asian country after President Olusegun Obasanjo who visited in 2005.
“While in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Vice President is expected to witness the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Agreements on investment between Nigeria and Vietnam.”
Osinbajo is also expected to hold high-level diplomatic discussions with his Vietnamese counterpart, Vice President Vo Thi Aah Xuan and the Prime Minister on issues of trade, commerce, agriculture, technology and innovation, among others.
He will later participate in a business forum with the Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce with representatives from both countries.(Channels TV)
*PHOTO: Yemi Osinbajo
