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Togo confirms appointment of new North Korean ambassador: KCNA

Two countries should expand ties, Jon Tong Chol tells President Faure Gnassingbé

Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé last week received the credentials of a newly-appointed North Korean ambassador, the DPRK's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and the Rodong Sinmun reported on Thursday.

Jon Tong Chol -- who serves concurrently as the DPRK's ambassador to Nigeria -- presented his credentials to President Gnassingbé on February 12, KCNA said in a Korean-language report.

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