Meeting of the Group of Friends of Belize and Guatemala

January 31, 2018
OAS Headquarters, Washington, DC



On January 31, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Belize and Guatemala, the Honorable Wilfred Elrington and Her Excellency Sandra Jovel, together with OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro, and the Director of the Department of Sustainable Democracy and Special Missions, Steven Griner, met with the members of the Group of Friends of Belize and Guatemala. The parties briefed the Group of Friends on recent developments in the Belize and Guatemala process, as well as future activities aimed at implementing confidence building measures between the two countries. Additionally, they discussed the crucial role that the OAS Office in the Adjacency Zone plays in maintaining peace on the ground, easing tensions and thus facilitating the ongoing political dialogue. The last meeting of the Group of Friends was in August 2016.