PRESS RELEASE
ECONOMIC MISSION WILL HEAD FOR TOGO in 2011.
Quebec- September, 6, 2010 : Invited by the Honorary Consul of the Togo Republic in Quebec, Me Stéphane HARVEY, the Togo Ambassador in Canada, SEM Bawoumondom AMELETE, was in Quebec City recently on August 23 & 24, 2010.
During his stay, the Consul and the Ambassador held a working session to decide that an Economic Mission will head for Togo in 2011. The Ambassador also took the opportunity to meet along the Consul, several personnalities from the public and the economic sectors.
Organized by the Consulate of the Togo Republic in Quebec, this mission will benefit from the support and collaboration of the Togo Ambassador in Canada.
Thus, the Honorary Consul , Me Stéphane HARVEY, invites all companies and organizations from Canada and Quebec having an interest towards Togo to be part of the delegation: « We convey them all to invest and to do interesting business in Togo by creating jobs in this African country, in Canada and in Quebec. Togo has many assets such as its Free Trade Zone which provides access to the whole African continent».
Over a whole week, the Economic Mission will open many doors to companies aiming towards Togo and this part of the world. « Togo has an urgent need of Canadian and Quebecker’s expertise coming from companies specialized in many fields » mentioned Ambassador Bawoumondom AMELETE.
“Sectors such as networks for Water distribution, Irrigation, Cleaning systems of cities, Agriculture, Infrastructures, Hotels, Cellular phones, Web, Fisheries, and Energy are only few of many fields waiting for professional help”, added the Ambassador.
The exact dates of the Economic Mission will be announced in a near future.
More than 6 million people are living in Togo. This Western African State touches the Atlantic Ocean. It is located just East of Ghana, West of Benin, and South of Burkina Faso. Togo is a member of the Economic Community of Western African States, the Western African Economic and Monetary Union, the African Union and the International Francophonie.
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Contact us to be part of the Economic Mission:
Daniel MORNEAU
Director Communications-Media Relations & Public Relations
HONORARY CONSULATE of the TOGO REPUBLIC in QUÉBEC
Cell: 418-930-4921
Tél: 418-529-5508
dmorneau@togoquebec.ca
www.togoquebec.ca