BELIZE RESPONSE US-CARICOM MINISTERIAL INITATIVE ON

UNCLAS BELIZE 000248 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR WHA/CEN - JASON MACK DEPT FOR WHA/FO - GIOVANNI SNIDLE DEPT FOR PM/WRA - STEPHANIE PICO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC PARM PREL MASS OAS XL BH SUBJECT: BELIZE RESPONSE US-CARICOM MINISTERIAL INITATIVE ON COMBATTING ILLICIT ARMS TRAFFICKING REF: STATE 40149 ¶1. (SBU) Per reftel, post passed non-paper and draft Initiative concerning the U.S.-CARICOM Initiative to Combat Illicit Trafficking in Arms (CITIA) to CEO Lawrence Sylvester of the Belize Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and to North American Desk Officer Aisha Borland. ¶2. (SBU) Borland noted that Belize has been a supporter of this initiative in CARICOM in the past, and expects to continue support on the issue in the future. She indicated that Minister of Foreign Affairs Godfrey Smith and Belize's Ambassador to the U.S. Lisa Shoman will attend the upcoming U.S.-CARICOM Ministerial on March 21-22. DIETER