President receives courtesy call from Chinese military delegation

In this Ministry of the Presidency photo, with the military delegation are President David Granger (fifth from left) and Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Brigadier George A Lewis, (fourth from left). Also in photo is Counsellor Yang Chenqi of the Chinese Embassy (fourth from right).

A six-member military delegation from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), on Monday evening, paid a courtesy call on President David Granger. Senior Colonel Lu Zhonglin led the team. The other members of the delegation included: Senior Colonel Zhang Yanke, Senior Colonel Zhang Ying, Colonel Zhao Cheng and Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xiao.

On Monday morning, the delegation signed a Military Aid Gratis agreement between the Guyana Defence Force and the PLA for the provision of non-lethal military aid.

In this Ministry of the Presidency photo, with the military delegation are President David Granger (fifth from left) and Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Brigadier George A Lewis, (fourth from left). Also in photo is Counsellor Yang Chenqi of the Chinese Embassy (fourth from right).