Guatemala, Belize head to Washington to renew negotiations

CNN
May 14, 2000

Guatemala, Belize head to Washington to renew negotiations

                  GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- Delegations from Guatemala and Belize will meet at
                  the Washington headquarters of the Organization of American States Monday in
                  another attempt to calm a festering border dispute.

Both sides hope the meeting will result in a third round of diplomatic talks.

                  The nations held OAS-mediated talks in late February but failed to accomplish
                  their goal of scheduling a meeting between Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo
                  and Belizean Prime Minister Said Musa.

The recent killing of two Guatemalans by border guards from Belize has reignited
a century-old border dispute in which Guatemala claims some or all of Belize.