And switching hats from the Minister of Education to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we asked Fonseca about the ongoing efforts to get a European. Union or Schengen visa waiver for Belizeans.
His predecessor, Eamon Courtenay had shared with us back in November that "There will be a Schengen waiver, the question is when." This is after Belize did not make the 2023 list.
We asked Fonseca if he will continue the push for a waiver:
Francis Fonseca, Minister of Foreign Affairs
"We have not let up on that issue, even in some of the initial meetings that I've had with representatives of the EU and other institutions we are emphasizing the importance of that issue to Belize, so no, we won't let up on that issue our ambassador in Brussels has that charge as a priority issue for us so we will continue to engage with them. Every opportunity we get to speak with representatives of countries in the EU, we raise that issue and how critically important it is, so next week I have another meeting with the EU or later this week I think Friday and I will bring that issue up again so we will continue to work very aggressively on that issue."
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