Russia will open an embassy in Togo in 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that the Russian Embassy in Togo will open in 2026. He announced this on November 19 during a meeting with Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Togolese Republic Faure Gnassingbe in the Kremlin.

"And so we finally agreed on this: next year we will open embassies in both countries," the president said.

The Heads of state drew attention to the significance of the current event, pointing out that although diplomatic relations between the countries have existed for 65 years, until that moment, neither side had its embassy in the territory of the other.

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On June 17, the Russian government decided to reopen the Russian Embassy in the Togolese Republic in 2025. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been instructed to establish the staffing of the Embassy and approve its staffing table. It was also stated that the costs of resuming the activities and maintenance of the diplomatic mission will be carried out at the expense and within the budget appropriations provided for by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in the federal budget for the relevant financial year and planning period.

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