Nigeria views Vietnam as a partner of strategic importance and wishes to expand cooperation between the two countries’ communities in the near future.

The two countries have strived to raise their bilateral trade to over USD 500 million and become important trade partners of each other in respective regions.

Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan affirmed that the upcoming trip of Nigerian Vice President will offer both sides a chance to review bilateral cooperation and outline specific measures to boost cooperative ties.