And while the opposition wants a few months to get it right, two G-8 nations and a powerful political union which make up a big part of the so called "Friends of Belize" seem to be getting a little impatient. The European Union, the United Kingdom and the USA Today issued a joint statement saying they have quote, "taken note of the postponement of the referendum."
The statement adds, "The EU, the UK and the USA maintain their support in favour of the referendum and hope that it can take place as soon as possible." While not telling anyone how to vote, the statement clearly favours a yes saying, quote, "the referendum process is the route towards a peaceful dispute resolution agreed upon jointly by Belize and Guatemala." It concludes by saying "The EU, the UK and the USA hope that the legal obstacles preventing the referendum from being held can be resolved in accordance with Belize's legal procedures." End quote.
We note that these three have put many millions over many years towards the OAS confidence building process which paves the path to the ICJ.
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