Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Belize and Guatemala with OAS Secretary General

January 31, 2018
OAS Headquarters, Washington, DC



Prior to the Special Permanent Council, the Foreign Ministers of Belize and Guatemala met with OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro to discuss OAS support for their upcoming Information Campaigns in the run-up to their respective referenda to take Guatemala's territorial, insular and maritime claim to the International Court of Justice for final settlement. The Ministers also addressed the need to avoid incidents and tensions between the two countries, as well as to continue to strengthen their bilateral relationship.