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Weekly Report - 19 April 2018 (WR-18-15)

GUATEMALA-BELIZE: One step closer to resolving longstanding dispute?

Guatemala has voted overwhelmingly to ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague to rule on the country’s long-running territorial dispute with Belize. The vote, which took place on 15 April, was in line with a 2008 agreement whereby both countries agreed to submit the dispute to the ICJ for resolution, pending approval from both sides through a referendum with a simple majority. With Belmopan having since issued a statement congratulating the Guatemalan government for holding the vote, doubts persist as to whether Belize will similarly approve the move.

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