Mar 4, 2021 Belize and Guatemala’s Foreign Ministers Meet at Adjacency Zone Foreign ministers Eamon Courtenay and Pedro Brolo Vila met for the first time this morning at the Office of the Organization of American States at the Adjacency Zone. The meeting was cordial and productive and both government ministers made their way over to the border marker in a symbolic show of unity which is also a recognition of the existence of Belize’s boundary. News Five’s Isani Cayetano has the following story.
Isani Cayetano, Reporting Diplomatic relations between Belize and Guatemala have at times been trying, in light of the age-old territorial dispute that is now before the International Court of Justice. Notwithstanding the existing claim, it is incumbent upon both countries to coexist harmoniously. This morning, at the OAS Office in the Adjacency Zone, foreign ministers Eamon Courtenay and Pedro Brolo Vila met to discuss efforts to strengthen relations between Belize and Guatemala. The effort comes amid the resulting economic hardship brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.