BELIZE: RELATIONS ESTABLISHED WITH OMAN

UNCLAS BELIZE 000230 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR WHA/CEN - JASON MACK DEPT FOR NEA/EX E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PREL PINR ECON BH SUBJECT: BELIZE: RELATIONS ESTABLISHED WITH OMAN REF: BELIZE 02 ¶1. (U) Belize established diplomatic relations with the Sultanate of Oman on March 3, in New York. Charge d' Affairs, Janine Coye-Felson, of the Belize Mission to the United Nations signed on behalf of Belize. The Government of Belize (GoB) stated that establishment of relations with Oman is another step towards broadening Belize's diplomatic reach and identifying potential markets with non-traditional trading partners. ¶2. (SBU) Per reftel, a Belizean government official and former Ambassador stated to post that it has long been a goal of Prime Minister Said Musa to establish diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia; not yet successful in this effort, Musa sought, as an alternative, to establish relations with other countries in the region. DIETER