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Churches Take Position On Bze-Guat Dispute
posted (May 20, 2016)
Now back to the real reason of why we were called for the press conference today. The topic of the Belize/Guatemala dispute has been at the fore of National discussion for a while. But the churches are only now choosing to come out publicly on the matter. They prepared a one page document outlining their position on several key issues surrounding the dispute. They presented this to the media today.

Bishop Philip Wright - Anglican Diocese of Belize
"The Belize Council of Churches calls on the people of Belize to support the peaceful approach that our government brings to the negotiation table. The Belize Council of Churches calls on the Government of Belize and the Opposition Party to work together for the common good of Belize and a peaceful solution to this problem. The Belize Council of Churches calls on all parties involved; governmental, political and nongovernmental to work for a united front at arriving at a peaceful resolution. The council calls on the media to be more responsible in its reporting so as to avoid an atmosphere in panic among all parties. The Belize Council of Churches calls among the Government of Belize, the Opposition Party and all who are intimately involved in the process to be resolute in their effort at maintaining Belize's sovereignty and territorial integrity."

Leroy Flowers - Past President - BCC "We are very much aware of the challenges and the steps that the government and the opposition seeks to make in this regard, because we feel that this is such an important issue. But also we realize that it is also a very divisive issue and our political leaders use it from time to time throughout our history and we are seeking to get both the government and the opposition to be on one page. That is a very challenging for varying reasons which I'm certain you are very much aware. But more importantly we feel that in dialoging with both the government and the opposition, that this is the right step to bring about the influence that we feel because this is such an important issue. It is such a long standing issue in our history, that we feel that we have got to challenge ourselves and our leaders to transcend the political climate. We feel that we are at a sober voice in all the rhetoric. It is sad that we in Belize question each other's patriotism, if you are not willing to go down to the Sarstoon. Yes, there are challenges and they will all continue to be challenges in terms of our open boarder and that will never end, but we have got to do a better job in bringing the whole awareness. That's what this is really about."

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