{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"hearthis.at","provider_url":"https:\/\/hearthis.at","height":"150","width":"100%","title":"Belizean Foreign Minister To The UN","description":"Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belize, said that Guatemala\u2019s 80-year-old claims on his country\u2019s territory remained unresolved. He expressed regret over hostile incidents between civilians and military personnel of both countries at the Sarstoon River, their southern border, whereby the Guatemalan navy had impeded the movement of Belizeans along the river, wrongfully claiming it to belong to their country. He said that since the northern side was Belizean territory, the enjoyment and use of that side was the right of every citizen. Belize had engaged in dialogue with Guatemala under the good offices of the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS). Similarly, along the western border, illegal entries by armed trespassers from Guatemala persisted, resulting in forests being decimated, waters compromised and coral reefs choked to death. On occasion, in the course of attempting to apprehend armed trespassers, Belizean security personnel had used firearms as in the period September 2014 to March 2016, and in the tragic incident of April 2016, he recalled. Belize wished to live in peace and harmony with all its neighbours, including Guatemala, and there was an urgent need to end that country\u2019s anachronistic and unfounded territorial claims.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/img.hearthis.at\/2\/9\/6\/_\/uploads\/8771110\/image_track\/1280117\/w1200_h628_q70_ptrue_v2_----cropped_1491506692.jpg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":628,"html":"