China has donated 140,000 US dollars to Togo
following the signing of a draft agreement in Lome by the
country's foreign minister Koffi Panou and the Chinese ambassador
Yin Yubiao.
The amount is intended to help organise the 10 to 24 March 2002
general elections in the tiny West African country.
"This modest contribution is an indication of the feeling of
friendship and solidarity of the Chinese people towards Togo
which is going through a difficult situation," Yin said.
Togo has already received financial and material assistance from
France, the European Union, the Francophonie International
Organisation (OIF) and the UN Development Programme for the
holding of a free and fair general election.
