RI, NIGERIA FOSTER CLOSER COOPERATION

By Andi Abdussalam

Jakarta, Feb 4 (Antara) - Last weekend's visit of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to Nigeria  as  part of his tour of Liberia, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, has brought the two countries closer to stepping up and expanding  cooperation  in various economic fields such as trade, investment, agriculture, aviation and services.          "The results of President Yudhoyono's visit are very positive as Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has also expressed commitment to visiting and bringing with him a trade mission to Indonesia next June," Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan said  in Abuja, Nigeria on Sunday.              President Yudhoyono and Nigeria's President Goodluck Abelle Jonathan held a meeting for 45 minutes at the Nigerian presidential palace on Sunday, during which Indonesia and Nigeria agreed to increase trade and investment cooperation especially in the fields of food, agriculture and energy.          "It has been good so far. But in the future economic cooperation between the two countries should be made deeper. We would make an inventory of areas where cooperation should be increased,"   President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said after the meeting.