Addressing the event, Ba praised Nigeria’s role as one of the largest economies in Africa, with nominal GDP exceeding 360 billion USD last year. He highlighted Nigeria's development in sectors such as finance, telecommunications, and information technology.

Vietnam also commended Nigeria's active participation and constructive role at the WTO, including its ratification of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, the adoption of the Protocol amending the TRIPS Agreement, its involvement in Joint Statement Initiatives (JSIs) on e-commerce, investment facilitation for development, MSMEs, and domestic services trade regulation, as well as its leadership of the African Group in agricultural negotiations at the WTO.