Guatemala Admits Having Little Presence in Border with Belize

Guatemala Admits Having Little Presence in Border with Belize

Guatemala, Apr 24 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala has little presence on the border with Belize and only in case of conflict situations between both countries, like the one that occurred this week, the attention is drawn to that place, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Martinez recognized today.

During a meeting with journalists in connection to the controversy surrounding the murder of a 13-year-old by Belizean soldiers in the so-called adjacency zone, the official confirmed that the marked poverty in that area obliges residents to redouble efforts in trying to earn a living.

He also admitted the lack of projects or actions in that part of the northern department of Peten in order to reverse these kind of situations.

He explained that the Ministry only has two officials to deal with all the issues concerning the area of the border with Belize and therefore, they can not cover everything that happens there. He also considered that it is necessary to take the case of the border dispute to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.

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