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Full respect of our rights to even visit the Sarstoon… this is very a strong position from a PUP senator. As you know, the party’s trip didn’t happen for the reasons the Opposition Leader described last night. 

Nevertheless the members of the Guatemalan delegation caught wind of the planned expedition and at the diplomatic talks at Istanbul yesterday it was briefly brought up. 

Eamon Courtenay - Representative of the Leader of the Opposition
"The Foreign Minister of Guatemala did mention the fact that the proposed trip by the PUP was in his view and in his words provocative. Our side didn't respond to it but as you know we believe that we have a right to travel in the Sarstoon and to travel anywhere in the 8,867 square miles of Belize. It is regrettable that Guatemala would regard that as being provocative but it is our right that the PUP believes that every Belizean has a right to exercise and we as a party if necessary will do it."