By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): Guatemala’s Ministry of National Defence has responded to reports that a Guatemalan military aircraft may have entered Belizean airspace, insisting that its military activities are carried out in accordance with national and international law.
In a statement dated September 25, Guatemala said it was responding to information circulated in Belizean media and on social media concerning an alleged overflight by a Guatemalan military aircraft in the area of Lighthouse Reef Atoll and near Caye Caulker.
The Guatemalan Defence Ministry did not directly confirm in the statement that one of its aircraft entered Belizean airspace.
Instead, it said all activities and operations of the Guatemalan Army are conducted in strict accordance with the national and international legal framework.
The Ministry also said the Guatemalan military acts with professionalism, discipline and transparency and works in coordination with other state institutions.
The statement comes after Belize’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it had received preliminary reports of the unauthorized presence of a Guatemalan military aircraft in Belizean airspace.
Belize said it was working with the Ministry of National Defence and Border Security to establish the full facts surrounding the incident.
Belize’s Foreign Ministry has made clear that any confirmed unauthorized entry by a foreign military aircraft would be regarded as a violation of Belize’s sovereignty.
The development comes against the backdrop of the unresolved Belize Guatemala territorial dispute, which remains before the International Court of Justice. Protecting Belize’s territorial integrity remains one of the country’s central foreign policy priorities.
For now, Belizean officials have not announced a final determination on whether an unauthorized incursion actually occurred.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): Guatemala’s Ministry of National Defence has responded to reports that a Guatemalan military aircraft may have entered Belizean airspace, insisting that its military activities are carried out in accordance with national and international law. In a statement dated September 25, Guatemala said it was responding to information circulated in
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