Vietnam - Nigeria Relations
Diplomatic establishment date: May 25, 1976
In the past, Nigeria gave priority to enhancing relationship with developed countries such as the United States, Western European countries and Japan, therefore the country's relations with developing countries, including Vietnam, didnot receive due attention with few visits exchanges.
At the United Nations headquarters in September 2000 and the 13th NAM Summit in Malaysia in February 2003, Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong met with Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, the then African Union President, in order to discuss measures to boost the bilateral ties. On these occasions, the Vietnamese President invited the his Nigerian counterpart to visit Vietnam from April 17-19th, 2005.
The two countries signed a Trade Agreement in June 2001.
The bilateral trade relations: the trade turnover was US $20.7 million; US $70.9 million; US $47.8 million and over US $52 million in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 respectively.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Trade decided to open its Trade Office in Nigeria on August 5th, 2005.
From November 23-25, 2005, Mr. Alhaji Achituwo Abubakar Tanko, Nigerian's Foreign Secretary, paid his officially visit Vietnam and signed an Agreement on Economic, Commercial, Cultural, Scientific and Technological Co-operation with Vietnam.
In December 2006, Deputy Minister of Trade Do Nhu Dinh visited Nigeria in the framework of a trade promotion program.
From December 10-12, 2006, Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Dzung visited Nigeria to boost the bilateral relations, especially in the fields of oil and gas, agriculture and aqua-culture.
Representative offices:
The Government of Vietnam has decided to open the Vietnamese Embassy in Abuja. The process is now under way.
In June 2007, Nigeria sent Vietnam a Note saying that the Nigerian Government had appointed Sani Bako as Charge d’Affaires in Hanoi. Mr Bako is making preparations for the establishment of the Nigerian Embassy in Hanoi.
(6/2007)
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