GDF inks military aid pact with Chinese army

(From right) Major General Kong Li signs a US$4.8M Military Aid-Package with Chief of Staff Brigadier-General Mark Phillips yesterday at the opening ceremony of the Guyana-China Bilateral Staff Conference 2014 to strengthen the military in Guyana.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the People’s Liberation Army of China yesterday signed a US$4.8M military aid package that will see the local army secure “non-lethal” materials from China, such as medical equipment and engineering equipment.

The signing took place at the opening ceremony of the Guyana-China Bilateral Staff Conference 2014, at the Guyana International Conference Centre.

Chief of Staff Brigadier-General Mark Phillips said the GDF was greatly appreciative of the Chinese army’s continued military assistance as the