Vietnam Embassy - Viet Nam, Nigeria promote agricultural cooperation

Viet Nam, Nigeria promote agricultural cooperation

Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo praised agreements reached during a Vietnamese Foreign Ministry delegation's visit to the country, particularly the one recommending the combination of key projects on oil and gas exploration and exploitation with human welfare project such as aquatic product raising and wet rice growing.

The Nigerian President made this remark while receiving the visiting Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Dung on Dec. 12.

Previously, Deputy Minister Dung had working sessions with Nigeria's Minister of State for foreign affairs Abubakar Tanco; Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Chairman of the board of directors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Edmund Daucoru; and Minister of Agriculture, Adam Bello.

The parties discussed measures to develop the two countries' cooperation in the oil and gas industry, agriculture, fisheries and other areas(VNA).

Back

Top page

Related news:

Nigeria to facilitate ties between Viet Nam and Africa (01-12-2005)
Nigerian President's visit to boost cooperative ties (21-04-2005)
Viet Nam, Nigeria hold summit (21-04-2005)
Vietnam-Nigeria Joint Statement (21-04-2005)
Vietnamese leaders hope for greater cooperation with Nigeria (21-04-2005)