Guyana is optimistic about Chinese concessional financing for the Corentyne Bridge linking this country with Suriname, even as it prepares for talks with Beijing soon, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said.
“We are supposed to have one of the strategic dialogues very soon. I know that the Chinese government is in talks with both governments. A week ago I had an engagement with the Chinese Ambassador on the very subject. So we are hoping that within the coming weeks we can hear from China on the concessional financing aspect,” the President yesterday told reporters on the sidelines of the Private Sector Annual General Meeting, held at the Marriott Hotel, Georgetown.
“What I gather so far is that there is a huge interest but I won’t say [yes] unless I see it in writing,” he added.
