Prime Minister John Briceno today met with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, at the UN headquarters in New York.
A government press release says the two discussed the urgent need for access to concessionary financing for Small Island Developing States for the post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery. The Prime Minister also briefed the Secretary-General on Belize's preparations of its counter-memorial to be filed at the International Court Justice, and on bilateral relations with Guatemala.
The release adds that the PM and the SG noted the need for an urgent resolution to the crisis in Haiti.
The PM was accompanied by Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay; His Excellency Carlos Fuller, Belize's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN among others.
