<p><a rel="nofollow" class="highslide" target="_blank" href="http://edition.channel5belize.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/PUP-Referendum.jpg"><imgclass="alignleft size-medium wp-image-116636" title="PUP Referendum" src="http://edition.channel5belize.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/PUP-Referendum-300x254.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="254"/></a>In the days leading up to the Dangriga bye-election earlier this month, the People’s United Party held a National Party Council meeting in that municipality. Coming out of the sit down were two motions, including a position on the unfounded Guatemalan claim. The opposition has expressed a vote of no confidence in the Barrow administration’s ability to deal with the territorial differendum with Guatemala. As such, the P.U.P. strongly believes that for the territorial integrity and security of Belize, it can no longer support the holding of a referendum locally. Secondly, the party pledges to continue its work to internationalize the position of the country and ensures that it will continue to safeguard Belize’s rights to its territory, insular and maritime areas. While the resolutions arise from a July fourth, National Party Council meeting, the divulgence of the P.U.P.’s position is timely since it comes on the heels of a similar stance taken by Vision Inspired by the People earlier this week. On Wednesday, VIP, during a press conference held in Belize City, reiterated its position on saying no to the ICJ. The third party’s rationale is that the argument in favor of Belize is not as clear-cut as it is purported to be; consequently, there is more to lose by going to the International Court of Justice for a resolution to the age-old dispute than not to enter into arbitration at all.</p>
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