Written question asked by Lord Robathan (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 March 2001. It was answered by John Battle (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 March 2001 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the position of the Guatemalan Government on the territorial integrity of Belize; what boundaries to Belize Her Majesty's Government recognises, and on what legal basis; and if he will make a statement. (Printed in Bound Volume on 23.03.2001 at c419-20W).

Answer: Mr. Robathan: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the position of the Guatemalan Government on the territorial integrity of Belize; what boundaries to Belize Her Majesty's Government recognise, and on what legal basis; and if he will make a statement. [152847] Mr. Battle: The Government of Guatemala are currently working within a process, jointly with the Government of Belize and facilitated by the Organisation of American States, to demarcate its boundary with Belize. The United Kingdom welcomes and supports this process. The United Kingdom continues to regard the 1859 Treaty as defining the boundary between Belize and Guatemala.

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