At their recent meeting in St. Lucia on the 6th and 7th of May, CARICOM Foreign Ministers issued a statement in support of Belize's recent efforts toward achieving a definitive settlement of the Guatemalan territorial claim.

His Excellency Lawrence Sylvester, Ambassador of Belize to CARICOM Affairs, presented a report to the CARICOM Council of Ministers of Foreign and Community Affairs (COFOR) on the progress of the Facilitation Process that Belize and Guatemala are currently engaged in under the auspices of the Organization of America States.

In their Communiqué the Council of Foreign Ministers of CARICOM noted that the Facilitators are expected to submit their proposals for settlement for the consideration of both governments. They encouraged Belize and Guatemala to continue their commitment to work towards a definitive settlement of Guatemala's Territorial Claim to Belize and reiterated their firm support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Belize.

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