Earlier in the news, we told you about that strongly worded press release from the Guatemalan Foreign Ministry which continues to condemn the fatal shooting of their 13 year-old national Julio Alvarado Ruano. 

If you follow the letter of the Confidence Building Measures, statements like that are not permitted. On last week Friday’s newscast, we showed you how Guatemala’s President, Jimmy Morales, Foreign Minister Carlos Raul Morales, and Ambassador Manuel Barillas have been undermining the Confidence Building Measures with their provocative statements in the press. They are on record condemning the shooting and accusing the BDF of human rights violations

Well in the Prime Minister’s Press Conference, he was asked about the Guatemalan Foreign Minister’s assertion to the Guatemalan Press that his Belizean counterpart came to an agreement that no Belizean would visit the Sarstoon Island. 

The Prime Minister told the press that he is unable to comment on it because Belize has complained of Foreign Minister Morales’s behavior as undiplomatic, and he wouldn’t want to fall into the same trap:

Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister
"I've been talking about responsibilities under international law and within the context of the International Architecture Relations between states. We have certainly accused the Guatemalan Foreign Minister of violating those norms, those rules of behaviour and that's extremely regrettable and in fact to be condemned. I certainly don't want to fall in that same trap and therefore I will refrain from saying anything about the Guatemalan Foreign Minister's claim with respect to this supposed agreement made with Minister Elrington; I will refrain from say anything except that I do not believe him."

The OAS is expected to issue a statement tonight 

http://www.oas.org/en/media_center/press_release.asp?sCodigo=E-075/16

We’ll also be there for the Government’s press briefing on Friday – when they discuss the recent bilateral talks in Washington.