The Vietnamese Embassy, ​​the Vietnamese community in Nigeria and international friends have solemnly celebrated the 70th anniversary of the National Day of September 2 in Abuja, Nigeria.

Attending the ceremony were more than 200 guests including representatives of the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, diplomatic missions, international organizations, Nigerian businesses, Vietnamese businesses, the Vietnamese community in Nigeria and the Vietnamese Embassy Male in Nigeria.
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Speaking at the ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Nigeria, Hoang Ngoc Ho affirmed the great significance of September 2, 1945 - when President Ho Chi Minh announced the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. 70 years is an important milestone of the nation, experiencing many ups and downs, today Vietnam has achieved a lot of achievements in national construction and development, firmly defending independence, sovereignty and integrity. territory.

Nigeria is the largest and most populous country in Africa, the largest economy in Africa with a gross domestic product (GDP) of US $ 510 billion in 2013, surpassing South Africa (GDP in 2013 was 355 billion. USD), is the largest African oil exporter in South Sahara with oil reserves of 34 billion barrels and 2000 billion barrels of natural gas. The country also has a wealth of valuable resources including: gold, tin, iron ore, thread, coal ...
Regarding Vietnam - Nigeria relations, Ambassador Hoang Ngoc Ho said that in recent years, relations between the two countries have made rapid developments in both politics and economy. Total two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Nigeria in 2014 reached about 288 million USD.

Talking to the reporter, Ambassador Hoang Ngoc Ho emphasized: "Nigeria is not a remote country with only poverty, war, epidemics as reported by the media and newspapers. Nigeria is a potential market of nearly 200 million people and a major import economy, the second most attractive land in the black continent to attract foreign investors. support for Vietnamese enterprises to come to learn, exploit, export and import cooperation with this market ".
Meeting with Reporters, most Vietnamese businesses working in Nigeria rated Nigeria as an extremely potential market, with abundant resources, good climate and favorable conditions for all production activities. business, labor available and cheap. If businesses learn carefully and know how to overcome initial concerns, penetrating this market will bring great efficiency.

Earlier, on August 28 in Hanoi, President Truong Tan Sang affirmed that the two countries Vietnam - Nigeria should promote high-level visits as well as set up intergovernmental mechanism, promote ministries and industries. , Vietnamese businesses boosted and brought consumer goods, textiles and rice to Nigeria; explore the possibilities to set up food, cashew, seafood, wood and marine joint ventures. The President also asked the two sides to speed up the negotiation and signing of bilateral cooperation agreements, creating a legal corridor for the cooperation process to bring about long-term and practical results./.
Source: https://kornova-viet.com/