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Delicate Gunboat Diplomacy
posted (July 16, 2015)
The other very recent territorial issue between Belize and Guatemala is the 65 foot Guatemalan Navy Gunboat, which ran aground on the Glovers Reef Atoll last month. The vessel was removed, and the assessment for damages to the reef has already been handed over to the Guatemalans.

There has been no response yet, and today Foreign Minister Elrington told us that he is not concerned about the delay, which he believes is normal:

Hon. Wilfred Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs
"These matters take time. So, we are expecting that they will answer in due course. But that is not unusual. You send these communications and you wait until you get a response to them."

The multi-Government Agency investigating team has assessed the damages at a $46,000 dollars.

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