Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has left Abuja for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on a “high-level bilateral engagement”.
According to a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, the VP is “scheduled to meet with the President of Vietnam, Nguy?n Xuân Phúc; the Vice-President, Madam Vo Thi Anh Xuan; the Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, other government officials and the business community”.
“The VP’s reciprocal visit to the South-East Asian nation will further strengthen trade and bilateral relations between both countries,” Mr Akande stressed.
It will be recalled that in view of the trade and bilateral relations between Nigeria and Vietnam, then-Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, Vuong Hue, visited Nigeria in 2019 and met with Vice-President Osinbajo.
Although both countries have maintained diplomatic relations since 1976, VP Osinbajo will be the second high-ranking Nigerian government official to visit the Southeast Asian country after former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Professor Osinbajo will also participate in a business forum at the Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce aimed at matchmaking entrepreneurs from both countries.
The Vice-President will return to the country on Wednesday ,December 7.
RN