Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) holds a welcoming ceremony for Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe before their talks in Beijing, capital of China, May 30, 2016.

May 30, 2016

"Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe agreed in their talks on Monday to promote bilateral ties to a new level through enhanced cooperation in various fields.

Invited by Xi, Gnassingbe is paying a state visit to China from May 29 to June 2.

The China-Togo friendship was forged and cultivated by the late Togolese President Gnassingbe Eyadema and several generations of Chinese leaders, Xi said, noting their relationship has become a model of ties between large and small countries."

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