BELMOPAN, Belize, Sept 17, CMC – The Belize government has “forthrightly” rejected a statement issued by Guatemala in which it sought to present “alternative facts” following an incident at the Sarstoon River last Wednesday.
In a statement, Belmopan said that it is aware of a press release issued by the Guatemala government concerning the events that occurred at the Sarstoon River over September 10 – 13 this year.
“The government forthrightly rejects the bold attempt of the Government of the Republic of Guatemala to present alternative facts in order to seek to distort the narrative of what transpired at the Sarstoon.”
Belize has already indicated that that it would be lodging a formal protest “at the highest level” after a contingent from the Guatemalan Armed Forces(GAF) planted a Guatemalan flag on Belizean soil.
But the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Guatemala in a statement while expressing “deep regret” at the incursion, said nonetheless that “these illegal incursions pose a serious risk to Guatemalan civilians living along or travelling through the river and its banks, which is unacceptable”.
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