Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hailed the development of bilateral ties while receiving Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo in Hanoi on December 5.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hailed thedevelopment of bilateral ties while receiving Vice President of Nigeria YemiOsinbajo in Hanoi on December 5.
The PM suggested deepening bilateral ties in a substantive and effectivemanner via facilitating visits to raise mutual understanding and trust, and enhancecooperation opportunities in fields that the two countries could supplementeach other, especially in economy.
Hailing two-way trade of over 500 million USD as an encouragingresult, Chinh said both sides should further improve economic ties to match theirfine political relations.
He suggested that both sides have stronger determination tocreate balance in trade via creating favourable conditions for theirexports and imports, including Vietnam’s agro-fisheries, establish and launch tradecooperation mechanisms, contributing to ensuring food security, and diversifyingmarkets and supply chains.
Vietnam is ready to serve as a bridge promoting cooperation between ASEANand the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), he said.
The host proposed making agriculture a key cooperation area between bothsides; enhancing joint work in digitaltransformation, 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-peopleexchange; and launching of a direct flight service.
Osinbajo, for his part, hailed Vietnam as a strategic important partner andwished to expand economic cooperation with the country.
Agreeing with the host’s proposal, he said Nigeria also wants to share experiencewith Vietnam in digital economy, energy industry, electric vehicles and solarpower.
He vowed to further reinforce all-around ties between both nations and connectcoordination between ECOWAS and Vietnam.
O🐷n regional and global issues, host and guest underscored the importanceof the peaceful settlement of disputes in line with international law./.
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh on October 26 held phone talks with Nigerian Minister for Foreign Affairs Geofrey Onyeama to discuss measures to bolster the bilateral ties.
Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and her visiting Nigerian counterpart Yemi Osinbajo agreed on specific orientations to deepen cooperation between the two countries in an effective manner, during their talks in Hanoi on December 5.
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The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
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The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
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Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo (Photo: VNA) 
