And as we told you last night Belize and Guatemala moved a very significant step forward to a referendum when on September ninth the Guatemalan congress unilaterally approved the special agreement. And while a referendum is a long way off, according to ambassador Fred Martinez during this month Belize is making its presence as a sovereign equal known through a number of social events in Guatemala City:…
H.E. Fred Martinez, Ambassador to Guatemala
"The Intercontinental Hotel which is a 5 star hotel here in Guatemala City invited countries to participate in their international food festival and Belize was featured today at the main restaurant at the hotel with the main buffet featuring Belizean foods. A chef from Belize was invited. Ms. Jenny Staine Pinelo from Elvi's Restaurant in San Pedro who did a marvelous job on huge spread of Belizean foods. The press have covered it widely. On September 21st our Independence Anniversary the embassy will be hosting a reception for the diplomatic corps and government officials Belizeans here in Guatemala, the private sector etc. at the hotel Intercontinental and we will be featuring the Pantempers Steel band from Belize. It features the fact that we are a separate nation and with our own identity, our own flag and culture and it was very gratifying to work with the Intercontinental hotel to see the Belize standing outside of the restaurant and features as Belize a country today. And even our Independence reception, of all places to hold such a reception abroad to be Guatemala to showcase our nationhood."
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