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BELIZE AND GUATEMALA WILL SIGN A SPECIAL AGREEMENT ON TERRITORIAL DIFFERENDUM AT THE OAS

  December 3, 2008

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Belize, Wilfred Elrington, and Guatemala, Roger Haroldo Rodas Melgar, will sign on Monday 8th, 2008, at the Organization of American States’ (OAS) headquarters a special agreement through which both governments will formally accept the recommendation from the Secretary General José Miguel Insulza to submit the territorial differendum to the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands.

The signing ceremony will be webcast live (www.oas.org)


WHAT: Signing of Special Agreement between Belize and Guatemala

WHEN: Monday, December 8th, 2008

TIME: 11:00 am (EST)

WHERE: Hall of Heroes
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20006

Reference: AVI-069/08