Guatemala Reaffirms Commitment to ICJ Ruling Guatemala’s Foreign Minister, Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado, is doubling down on his country’s commitment to the International Court of Justice process as the long standing territorial dispute with Belize edges closer to a final ruling. Speaking after today’s meeting, Martínez Alvarado stressed that Guatemala will respect whatever decision the ICJ hands down; win, lose, or draw. He called the case a model of how countries can resolve disputes peacef

Border Tensions Resurface in Belize–Guatemala Talks With repeated reports of Guatemalan Armed Forces crossing into Belizean territory, the issue of border incursions was impossible to ignore during today’s high level talks between the two countries. Tensions have been especially sharp in the Sarstoon, where Belize has documented several confrontations over the years, the latest just last September, when Guatemalan personnel planted their flag on Sarstoon Island, a spot Belize insists is unquesti