UN General Assembly
2018

Today we have the opportunity to reflect on the role played by the United Nations in the world order, respecting the sovereignty of the countries that make it up, and I am more than ever convinced that our task is no greater than our forces. Behind me is a symbol that in this era, in which we find so many barriers and differences, we can associate with peace and cooperation, and see as a meeting point for dialogue, tolerance and respect. At the same time, I represent Guatemala, a country with strong traditions and a people that believes in God, that loves and respects the family as the basis of society, that sees life as starting at conception, and that is dedicated to freedom and the construction of a peaceful society. One example of this view of our country and of our search for permanent peace is Guatemala’s iron determination to resolve peacefully and definitively the territorial, insular and maritime dispute that we have had with Belize for more than a century and a half.