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against Belize and refuses to recognise her independence. country supports Guatemala's claim to Belize. In the past,

No other

Guatemala has threatened to resolve the dispute by force but more recently Belize and Guatemala have attempted to solve the dispute by negotiation. The UK has attended these talks as observers at the request of both parties to the dispute.

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

15 September 1986

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