Xi congratulates Togo's new president

President Xi Jinping congratulated Jean-Lucien Savi de Tove on his inauguration as the president of Togo on Wednesday, pledging to promote ties between the two countries.

Xi also congratulated Faure Gnassingbe on his assuming office as the president of the Council of Ministers of the Western African nation on Wednesday.

In the congratulatory message, Xi said the friendly relations between China and Togo have been forged and nurtured by generations of leaders of both countries.