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Belize has an embassy in Guatemala City while Guatemala has an embassy in Belize City. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The two countries have had a long-standing dispute over the territory of Belize. Both countries are members of the Organization of American States and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States .
Disputed territory between Belize and Guatemala There is an unresolved territorial dispute between the states of Belize (formerly known as British Honduras) and Guatemala, neighbours in Central America. During the late 1600s and throughout the 1700s, Britain and Spain signed several treaties regarding territories in the Americas. Both nations agreed that the territory of modern-day Belize was ...
Pages in category "Belize–Guatemala relations" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
See Belize–Taiwan relations. Belize recognizes the Republic of China (ROC, commonly known as Taiwan) [52] as the sole legitimate government of China. Relations were established between Belize and the ROC in 1989. Belize has an embassy in Taipei. Taiwan has an embassy in Belize City. Turkey: Oct. 29, 1981 [53] See Belize–Turkey relations
See Belize-Guatemala relations. Guatemala has a longstanding claim to a large portion of Belize. The territorial dispute caused problems with the United Kingdom and later with Belize following its 1981 independence from the UK. In December 1989, Guatemala sponsored Belize for permanent observer status in the Organization of American States (OAS ...
[4] [5] Guatemalan Vice President Jafeth Cabrera stated that the Belizean vote would be held in May 2018, but the Belizean government released a statement denying the claim and stated that the referendum would be held after a voter re-registration process has occurred to ensure an accurate and fair vote.
A referendum on the territorial dispute with Belize was held in Guatemala on Sunday 15 April 2018. [1] [2] Voters were asked whether the Guatemalan government should request the International Court of Justice to resolve the territorial dispute permanently, as part of a commitment signed in December 2008 between Guatemala and Belize.
The United Kingdom and Guatemala shall recognize the independent state of Belize as an integral part of Central America, and respect its sovereignty and territorial integrity in accordance with its existing and traditional frontiers subject, in the case of Guatemala, to the completion of the treaties necessary to give effect to these Heads of Agreement.