By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): Prime Minister John Briceño says Belize cannot beat Guatemala in a physical confrontation at the Sarstoon, but it can and will win through diplomacy and the courts.
The PM was responding to last weekend’s incident in which two Guatemalan Navy vessels confronted a Belize Defence Force patrol near Sarstoon Island.
“Certainly, it’s of grave concern to all Belizeans, including us as a government,” Briceño said.
He praised the BDF for its professionalism, saying Belize cannot afford a flare up on the river.
“It’s obvious Guatemala is 18 million, we’re 400,000. It’s a fight we can’t win, a physical fight. But we can win that fight diplomatically and in the courts, and that’s exactly what we’re doing at this moment,” he said.
The PM said Belize continues to gain support by raising the matter at the United Nations, the Organization of American States and with partners including the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and Canada.
He noted that he raised Belize’s concerns at the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda, where leaders included continued support for Belize in their communiqué.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): Prime Minister John Briceño says Belize cannot beat Guatemala in a physical confrontation at the Sarstoon, but it can and will win through diplomacy and the courts. The PM was responding to last weekend’s incident in which two Guatemalan Navy vessels confronted a Belize Defence Force patrol near Sarstoon
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