Chinese Ambassador to Guyana Yang Yang and H.E. President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali Attend the Guyana-China Friendship Joe Viera Park Commissioning Ceremony

On April 12th, 2026, H.E. Ambassador Yang Yang and H.E. President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali jointly attended the Guyana-China Friendship Joe Viera Park Commissioning Ceremony. Hon. Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret'd) Mark Phillips, cabinet ministers, foreign envoys accredited to Guyana, and thousands of local residents participated.

Ambassador Yang warmly congratulated the successful commissioning of the park, which is sponsored by Chinese government. She noted that this park is a landmark livelihood project for balancing sustainability and high-quality construction, and a vivid manifestation of the long-lasting friendship between the two nations. With the shared goal of building the community with a shared future, China stands ready to work with Guyana to strengthen high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), enhance mutual trust, and deepen pragmatic cooperation.

President Ali applauded the huge success of this project. He spoke highly of the China's contributions to Guyana's social development. He emphasized that the friendship between China and Guyana is time-honored and strong as ever. He added that Guyana is open to pragmatic cooperation across all fields with China, so as to open a new chapter of modernization for both countries.