Foreign relations of Togo

Although Togo's foreign policy is nonaligned, it has strong historical and cultural ties with western Europe, especially France and Germany. Togo recognizes the People's Republic of China, North Korea, and Cuba. It re-established relations with Israel in 1987.

Togo pursues an active foreign policy and participates in many international organizations. It is particularly active in West African regional affairs and in the African Union. Relations between Togo and neighboring states are generally good.

Bilateral relations

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Armenia	14 November 2013	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 November 2013.[1]
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan	28 December 2010[2]	On December 28, 2010, Joint Communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Togo was signed in New York.[2]
Bangladesh
Belgium		Belgium has an embassy in Lomé. Togo has an embassy in Brussels.
Brazil	1960	Brazil has an embassy in Lomé. Togo has an embassy in Brasilia.
Canada		Canada has an embassy in Lomé. Togo has an embassy in Ottawa.
China	19 September 1972	See China–Togo relations Togo and China established diplomatic relations on 19 September 1972.[3]
Croatia	20 December 1993	Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 20, 1993.[4][5]
Cyprus		Cyprus is accredited to Togo from its embassy in Paris, France.[6]
Denmark
Estonia		September 23, 2014 Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 23, 2014
Finland
France	1960	France has an embassy in Lomé. Togo has an embassy in Paris.
Georgia	27 May 2014	Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 27, 2014.
Germany		Germany has an embassy in Lomè. Togo has an embassy in Berlin.
Ghana		See Ghana–Togo relations After 1918, following the defeat of Germany, the League of Nations divided the German colony of Togoland from north to south, a decision that divided the Ewe people among the Gold Coast, British Togoland, and French Togoland. After 1945, the United Nations (UN) took over the Togoland mandates. During the 1950s, when the independence of Ghana was in sight, demands grew for a separate Ewe state, an idea that Kwame Nkrumah, leader of the Gold Coast independence movement, opposed. Following a UN plebiscite in May 1956, in which a majority of the Ewe voted for union with Ghana, British Togoland became part of the Gold Coast.[7][8] After Togolese independence in 1960, relations between Togo and Ghana deteriorated, aggravated by political differences and incidents such as smuggling across their common border. At times, relations have verged on open aggression.[7] The result of the transfer of Togoland to Ghana has meant that many Togolese keep one foot on either side of the border, living in Ghana by night and working in the markets of the capital, Lomé, by day.[8]
Greece		See Greece–Togo relations
India		See India–Togo relations
Ireland
Israel		In August 2017, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received Togo's President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe in Jerusalem during his official five-day trip to Israel.[9][10] In December 2017, Togo voted at the UN to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.[10]
Italy
Japan	27 April 1960	Both countries established diplomatic relations on April 27, 1960.[11]
Latvia	23 September 2014	Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 23, 2014.[12]
Lithuania	23 September 2014	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 September 2014.[13]
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Malta	15 May 2008	Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 15, 2008.[14]
Mexico	29 October 1975	Mexico is accredited to Togo from its embassy in Abuja, Nigeria. Togo is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.[15]
Montenegro	21 December 2012	Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 21, 2012.[16]
Netherlands		Netherlands has an embassy in Lomé. Togo has an embassy in The Hague.
Norway
Pakistan
Palestine		During the votes to admit Palestine to UNESCO as a member state in October 2011 and as Non-Member Observer State, in November 2012 Togo abstained from the voting.
Philippines
Portugal
Russia
Serbia	1960	Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1960.[17]
Singapore	15 June 2012	Both countries established diplomatic relations on June 15, 2012.[18]
South Africa	13 January 1997	Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 13, 1997.[19]
South Korea	26 July 1963	Establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Republic of Togo is July 26, 1963.[20]
Spain		See Spain–Togo relations
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Turkey	Jan. 13, 1997[21]	Turkey has an embassy in Lomé (planned).[22] Trade volume between the two countries was 106 million USD in 2019.[22]
United States		See Togo–United States relations The United States and Togo have had generally good relations since its independence, although the United States has never been one of Togo's major trading partners. The largest share of U.S. exports to Togo generally has been used clothing and scrap textiles. Other important U.S. exports include rice, wheat, shoes, and tobacco products, and U.S. personal computers and other office electronics are becoming more widely used. The U.S. maintains an embassy in Lomé [23] while Togo maintains an honorary consulate in Los Angeles, represented by Honorary Consul Grant Gochin.
Vietnam	8 February 1975	Both countries established diplomatic relations on February 8, 1975.[24]

See also

• List of diplomatic missions in Togo
• List of diplomatic missions of Togo

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