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Togo and China sign agreements on debt and agriculture

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Togo and China have signed several agreements covering public finances, trade, agriculture, security and the media. A protocol provides for partial cancellation of Togo’s debt, while the two countries are also strengthening customs and economic cooperation, according to Focusinfos.

Togo and China signed several agreements and memorandums of understanding in Beijing on public finances, trade, agriculture, security and the media. The ceremony took place on 15 October under the chairmanship of Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo’s Council of Ministers, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang, according to Focusinfos.

The commitments were concluded two days after bilateral relations were elevated to a “China-Togo Community of Shared Future in the New Era”. They are intended to expand cooperation between the two countries into new sectors, including agriculture and debt management. Togo and China take their partnership to a new level

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