Chinese Premier Li Qiang held talks with President of the Council of Ministers of Togo Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe in Beijing on Thursday.
Li noted that China-Togo relations have continuously reached new heights under the strategic guidance of the leaders of both countries. No matter how the international landscape changes, China is ready to be trustworthy partners with Togo, carry forward traditional friendship, solidify political mutual trust, and deepen cooperation across various fields to better serve the modernization of both nations, he said.
China stands ready to closely align development strategies with Togo, tap and foster more growth points for cooperation, and strengthen cooperation in areas such as connectivity, infrastructure, agricultural modernization, and finance, so as to jointly bolster development momentum for both countries, Li said.
China is willing to import more quality products from Togo and welcomes the Togolese side to make full use of policy conveniences such as zero-tariff treatment and the upgraded green channel for African agricultural products entering China, Li said.
He added that both sides can strengthen cooperation in medical and health care, youth, culture, and think tanks to enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples.
China is also ready to work with Togo and other African countries to actively implement the 10 partnership action plans for China-Africa modernization, contributing to lasting peace, development, and prosperity in Africa.
For his part, Faure Gnassingbe said Togo firmly supports the one-China principle and is willing to strengthen practical cooperation with China in various fields to enhance the well-being of both peoples.
He added that Togo supports resolving differences through dialogue and stands ready to strengthen multilateral coordination with China to maintain regional peace and stability.
Following their talks, the two leaders jointly witnessed the signing of multiple cooperation documents covering industrial and supply chains, human resources, and customs inspection and quarantine.
The two sides also issued a joint statement between the government of the People's Republic of China and the government of the Togolese Republic on building a China-Togo community with a shared future for the new era.
Chinese premier holds talks with Togo's president of Council of Ministers
Yemen's Houthi group said that it had carried out multiple attacks on Saudi and Saudi-led coalition targets, while the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a Houthi missile, and Yemeni government forces reported operations against the group on several fronts.
In a statement released early Thursday, the Houthis said they used a surface-to-air missile to hit a Saudi Typhoon fighter jet. The aircraft, they said, had taken off from Saudi Arabia's Taif Air Base and was hit over Yemen's Sa'adah Province. Saudi Arabia has not yet responded to the claim.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Houthis said they launched a large-scale attack using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones against oil facilities of energy giant Saudi Aramco in Dhahran in eastern Saudi Arabia, as well as King Khalid International Airport and a Saudi Aramco refinery in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
The Houthis said in a separate statement released Wednesday evening that the group had fired one more ballistic missile at King Khalid International Airport and launched three ballistic missiles at Saudi-led coalition targets in southern Yemen.
Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, said on Wednesday that they had intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile fired toward Riyadh. Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Civil Defense said in a statement on Wednesday that fragments from the intercepted missile fell in Riyadh, injuring one person.
Meanwhile, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported that late on Wednesday the Saudi-led coalition carried out an airstrike on a residential building in the Al Maravi'ah area of Hodeidah province, which is under Houthi control. Early on Thursday, al-Masirah also reported that Yemen's capital, Sanaa, had come under Saudi attack.
According to a Houthi statement issued on Wednesday evening, the Saudi-led coalition launched 42 airstrikes and missile attacks on Houthi-controlled areas in the previous 24 hours. The Houthis said that Saudi attacks on islands in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait directly threatened the safety of maritime shipping routes.
Separately, Yemeni government forces said on Wednesday that they continued to strike Houthi targets and personnel on the eastern and southern fronts.
Yemen has been mired in conflict since late 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa and much of northern Yemen, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene in 2015 in support of the Yemeni government.
Houthis, Saudi-led coalition report fresh military actions against each other
