October 16, 2026

Premier Li Qiang stressed on Thursday that China stands ready to deepen cooperation with Togo in various fields to better serve the modernization drive of both countries, as the two countries issued a joint statement on building a China-Togo community with a shared future in the new era.

Li made the remarks while meeting in Beijing with Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, president of the Council of the Togolese Republic, who is on an eight-day official visit to China through Friday. Li held a welcoming ceremony for the West African leader at the Great Hall of the People.

During their meeting after the ceremony, Li said that no matter how the international landscape evolves, China and Togo should be good brothers and good partners that trust each other, carry forward their traditional friendship and cement political mutual trust.

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