Guyana yesterday confirmed, that along with Suriname, it has approached China for concessionary funding for the planned Corentyne Bridge that will link the two countries.
“Yes,” President Irfaan Ali responded when asked yesterday by Stabroek News to confirm reports that on a recent visit to China, Surinamese President Chandrikapersad Santokhi, handed over a joint letter on behalf of himself and Ali, to President Xi Jinping, seeking possible concessional financing for the Corentyne River bridge project.
It is unclear why after both sides had agreed on exploring China as a funding option that the government here said nothing. It is also not known if China has given a formal response.