RUSSIA AND NIGERIA HAVE COMMON VIEWS UPON WORLD ORDER, SAYS NIGERIAN LEADER








MOSCOW, MARCH 6, 2001. From RIA Novosti Correspondent Oleg Osipov.  Russia and Nigeria have common views upon the ways of how to transform the world order to serve the interests of the entire world community, said leader of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo  on Tuesday after negotiations with Vladimir Putin.  


	During the conversations with the President of Russia it became clear how similar the two countries are, although thousands of kilometres lie between them," he said.


	Olusegun Obasanjo expressed satisfaction with the negotiations he had in Moscow and thanked  the Russian side for the warm reception accorded to him.


	Obasanjo told journalists after the negotiations that one of the main aims of his visit was to discuss new possibilities of Russian-Nigerian cooperation.