Editing Foreign relations of Guatemala (section)

==Bilateral relations==

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|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}}
|1 November 1994<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Guatemala|url=https://mfa.gov.az/en/content/377/guatemala|access-date=2021-01-25|website=mfa.gov.az}}</ref>
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* Azerbaijan is accredited to Guatemala through its embassy in [[Mexico City]], Mexico.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Azerbaijan Embassies in Guatemala|url=https://pickvisa.com/embassies/azerbaijan-embassy-in-guatemala|access-date=2021-01-25|website=pickvisa.com|language=en}}</ref>
* Guatemala is accredited to Azerbaijan through its consulate in [[Istanbul]], Turkey.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala Embassies in Turkey|url=https://pickvisa.com/embassies/guatemala-embassy-in-turkey|access-date=2021-01-25|website=pickvisa.com|language=en}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Australia}}|| ||
There are four Australia–Guatemala bilateral treaties. Guatemala has an embassy in [[Canberra]], Australia.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade|title=Search results|url=http://protocol.dfat.gov.au/Mission/view.rails?id=81|website=protocol.dfat.gov.au|access-date=6 July 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611173241/http://protocol.dfat.gov.au/Mission/view.rails?id=81|archive-date=11 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Australian embassy in Mexico has consular responsibility for Guatemala.<ref>{{cite web|title=Guatemala|url=http://dfat.gov.au/geo/guatemala/pages/guatemala.aspx|website=Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade|access-date=6 July 2017|language=en-us}}</ref> Trade between the two countries is {{AUD}}32 Million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dfat.gov.au/trade/resources/Documents/guat.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814015356/http://dfat.gov.au/trade/resources/Documents/guat.pdf |archive-date=2015-08-14 |url-status=live|website=dfat.gov.au|publisher=Dept Foreign Affairs and Trade|access-date=6 July 2017}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Belize}}||<!--Date started-->11 September 1993||''See [[Belize-Guatemala relations]]''

Guatemala has [[Belizean–Guatemalan territorial dispute|a longstanding claim to a large portion of Belize]]. The territorial dispute caused problems with the [[United Kingdom]] and later with Belize following its 1981 independence from the UK. In December 1989, Guatemala sponsored Belize for permanent observer status in the [[Organization of American States]] (OAS). In September 1991 Guatemala recognized Belize's independence and established diplomatic ties, while acknowledging that the boundaries remained in dispute. In anticipation of an effort to bring the border dispute to an end in early 1996, the [[Congress of the Republic of Guatemala|Guatemalan Congress]] ratified two long-pending international agreements governing frontier issues and maritime rights.

In early 2000 the Guatemalan Foreign Ministry proposed a border settlement that would transfer more than half of Belize's territory to Guatemala. Following a spate of border incidents, both sides agreed during talks under OAS auspices in November 2000 to [[confidence-building]] measures to reduce tensions. They followed that with an agreement on opening substantive discussions on the dispute. Both Guatemala and Belize are participating in the confidence-building measures, including the Guatemala-Belize Language Exchange Project.

In September 2010, the [[Guatemalan Congress]] overwhelmingly gave its approval for a referendum to be held; giving the people of Guatemala a say in whether or not that country's claim to Belize should be taken to the [[International Court of Justice]]. Under the special agreement ([[compromise]]) signed in December 2008 by Belize and Guatemala it was agreed that if the people of both nations approved, by way of a simultaneous referendum on the same day, that the dispute would proceed to the ICJ. The outcome of any ruling handed down by the ICJ will be final and binding, regardless of in whose favor the ruling is handed down.
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|{{flag|Canada}}||16 September 1961||

* Canada has an embassy in Guatemala City.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/guatemala/index.aspx?lang=eng|title=Embassy of Canada to Guatemala|date=20 November 2008|website=GAC}}</ref>
* Guatemala has an embassy in [[Ottawa]] and a consulate-general in [[Montreal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.minex.gob.gt/Shared/Forbidden.aspx|title=Forbidden|website=canada.minex.gob.gt}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Chile}}||8 August 1840||

* Chile has an embassy in Guatemala City.
* Guatemala has an embassy in [[Santiago de Chile]].
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|{{flag|Republic of China}} ([[Taiwan]])||15 June 1933||
* As of March 2023, Guatemala is one of 13 nations who recognize the legitimacy of the [[Republic of China]] (ROC) on Taiwan under the [[One China]] policy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=President Ma meets Guatemalan Vice President Fuentes - Focus Taiwan|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/201512290036|access-date=2020-06-10|website=focustaiwan.tw|date=29 December 2015 }}</ref>
* The ROC has an embassy in Guatemala City.
* Guatemala has an embassy in [[Taipei]]. 
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|{{flag|Colombia}}||8 March 1825||''See [[Colombia–Guatemala relations]]''
* Colombia has an embassy in Guatemala City.
* Guatemala has an embassy in [[Bogotá]].
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|{{flag|Costa Rica}}||18 August 1839||

* Costa Rica has an embassy in Guatemala City.
* Guatemala has an embassy in [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]].
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|{{flag|Cuba}}||30 April 1902||See [[Cuba–Guatemala relations]]

* Cuba has an embassy in Guatemala City
* Guatemala has an embassy in [[Havana]]
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|{{flag|El Salvador}}||21 March 1821||''See [[El Salvador–Guatemala relations]]''

* El Salvador has an embassy in Guatemala City.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://embajadaguatemala.rree.gob.sv/ |title=Embassy of El Salvador in Guatemala (in Spanish) |access-date=2017-07-26 |archive-date=2017-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728223852/http://embajadaguatemala.rree.gob.sv/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Guatemala has an embassy in [[San Salvador]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elsalvador.minex.gob.gt/Shared/Forbidden.aspx|title=Forbidden|website=elsalvador.minex.gob.gt}}</ref>
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|{{GER}}
|1959
|''See [[Germany–Guatemala relations]]''
*Germany has an embassy in Guatemala City
* Guatemala has an embassy in [[Berlin]]
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|{{flag|Haiti}}||1948||
*Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1948. <ref>{{cite web |title=Relaciones Diplomáticas de Guatemala |url=https://www.minex.gob.gt/DirectorioPaisesRelacion.aspx |access-date=24 July 2021 |language=es}}</ref>
See [[Guatemala–Haiti relations|Haiti–Guatemala relations]]

* Haiti has a diplomatic consulate in [[Guatemala City]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visahq.com/haiti/embassy/guatemala/|title=Embassy of Haiti in Guatemala |publisher=Visahq.com|access-date=2025-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.embassypages.com/haiti-consulate-guatemalacity-guatemala|title=Consulate of Haiti in Guatemala City, Guatemala|publisher=Embassypages.com|access-date=2025-01-06}}</ref>
*Guatemala has a diplomatic consulate in [[Port-au-Prince]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visahq.com/guatemala/embassy/haiti/|title=Embassy of Guatemala in Haiti|publisher=Visahq.com|access-date=2025-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.embassypages.com/guatemala-consulate-port-au-prince-haiti#:~:text=Contact%20the%20consulate%20of%20Guatemala,and%20jvh%40hainet.net.|title=Consulate of Guatemala in Port-au-Prince|publisher=Embassypages.com|access-date=2025-01-06}}</ref> 
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|{{flag|Honduras}}||<!--Date started-->1821||''See [[Guatemala–Honduras relations]]''
Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1821. 
* Guatemala has an embassy in [[Tegucigalpa]] and a consulate in [[San Pedro Sula]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.honduras.minex.gob.gt/Shared/Forbidden.aspx|title=Forbidden|website=honduras.minex.gob.gt}}</ref>
* Honduras has an embassy in Guatemala.
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|{{flag|India}}||<!--Date started-->16 May 1972||''See [[Guatemala–India relations]]''
* India maintains an embassy in Guatemala City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indemguatemala.gov.in/index.php|title=Embassy of India Guatemala|website=indemguatemala.gov.in}}</ref>
* Guatemala has an embassy in [[New Delhi]].
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|{{flag|Indonesia}}||<!--Date started-->29 April 1992||
* Indonesia is accredited to Guatemala from its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.
* Guatemala has an embassy in [[Jakarta]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://kemlu.go.id/portal/en/read/886/berita/the-opening-of-guatemalan-embassy-in-jakarta-marks-new-phase-of-indonesia-guatemalas-bilateral-relationship | title=The Opening of Guatemalan Embassy in Jakarta Marks New Phase of Indonesia-Guatemala's Bilateral Relationship | publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia |date=2019-12-10}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Israel}}||<!--Date started-->15 May 1948||''See [[Guatemala–Israel relations]]''
[[File:Ambassador of Israel to Guatemala Joshua N Shai 1964.jpg|thumb|Dinner hosted by Israeli Ambassador to Guatemala Joshua Shai, in honor of [[President of Guatemala]] [[Enrique Peralta Azurdia]], at his residence in Guatemala, 1964.]]
* Israel maintains an embassy in Guatemala City.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Embajada de Israel en Guatemala|url=http://embassies.gov.il/guatemala/Pages/default.aspx|access-date=2020-06-10|website=embassies.gov.il|language=es}}</ref>
* Guatemala has an embassy in [[Jerusalem]].

In May 2018, Guatemala was the second country after the United States to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-guatemala-idUSKCN1IH0Q7|title=Guatemala opens embassy in Jerusalem, two days after U.S. Move|newspaper=Reuters|date=16 May 2018|last1=Heller Williams|first1=Jeffrey}}</ref>

The first [[COVID-19 vaccine|COVID vaccines]] to arrive in Guatemala were received from donations sent by Israel.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-26|title=1st vaccines arrive in Honduras, Guatemala from Israel|url=https://turkishpress.com/1st-vaccines-arrive-in-honduras-guatemala-from-israel/|access-date=2021-07-12|website=TurkishPress|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Mexico}}||6 September 1838||''See [[Guatemala–Mexico relations]]; [[Guatemalan immigration to Mexico]]''

Diplomatic relations between Mexico and Guatemala began in 1838 after the dissolution of the [[Federal Republic of Central America]].
*Mexico has an embassy in Guatemala City and a consulate in [[Quetzaltenango]] and [[Ayutla, San Marcos|Tecún Umán]].<ref>[http://embamex.sre.gob.mx/guatemala/ Embassy of Mexico in Guatemala City (in Spanish).]</ref>
*Guatemala has an embassy in [[Mexico City]] and consulates-general in [[Cancún]], [[Mérida, Yucatán|Mérida]], [[Monterrey]], [[Oaxaca City]], [[San Luis Potosí City|San Luis Potosí]], [[Tapachula]], [[Tenosique]], [[Tijuana]], [[Tuxtla Gutiérrez]] and [[Veracruz (city)|Veracruz City]]; consulates in [[Acayucan]], [[Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas|Ciudad Hidalgo]], [[Comitán]] and consular office in [[Arriaga, Chiapas|Arriaga]].<ref>[http://www.embajadaguatemalamx.mex.tl/ Embassy of Guatemala in Mexico City (in Spanish).]</ref>
*Both countries are members of the Organization of American States, [[Organization of Ibero-American States]], and the [[Rio Group]].
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|{{flag|Morocco}}||15 March 1971||

* Guatemala has an embassy in [[Rabat]].
* Morocco has an embassy in Guatemala City.
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|{{flag|Nicaragua}}||<!--Date started-->15 May 1845||
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 May 1845. 
* Guatemala has an embassy in [[Managua]].
* Nicaragua closed its embassy in Guatemala City in 2024.
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|{{flag|Panama}}||25 January 1935||

* Guatemala has an embassy in [[Panama City]].
* Panama has an embassy in Guatemala City.
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|{{flag|Paraguay}}||<!--Date started-->1 May 1907||

* Guatemala is accredited to Paraguay from its embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
* Paraguay is accredited to Guatemala from its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.
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|{{flag|Philippines}}||<!--Date started-->21 June 1972||

* Guatemala is accredited to Philippines from its embassy in [[Tokyo]], Japan.
* Philippines is accredited to Guatemala through its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.
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|{{flag|Russia}}||<!--Date started-->19 April 1945||''See [[Guatemala–Russia relations]]''
* Guatemala has an embassy in [[Moscow]].
* Russia has an embassy in Guatemala City.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.guat.mid.ru/ |title=Embassy of the Russian Federation in Guatemala City |access-date=2009-06-25 |archive-date=2009-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414025326/http://www.guat.mid.ru/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|{{flag|South Korea}}||<!--Date started-->24 October 1962<ref>{{cite web|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Latin America and Caribbean<!-- Bot generated title -->|url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/latinamerica/countries/20070803/1_24573.jsp?menu=m_30_30}}</ref>||

* Guatemala has an embassy in [[Seoul]], South Korea.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
* South Korea has an embassy in Guatemala City.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gtm.mofa.go.kr/worldlanguage/america/gtm/main/index.jsp |title=Embajada de la República de Corea en Guatemala<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2017-06-06 |archive-date=2017-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011035152/http://gtm.mofa.go.kr/worldlanguage/america/gtm/main/index.jsp |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Spain}}||29 May 1863||''See [[Guatemala–Spain relations]]''
* Guatemala has an embassy in [[Madrid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://embajadaguatemala.es/|title=Homepage}}</ref>
* Spain has an embassy in Guatemala City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exteriores.gob.es/embajadas/guatemala/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx|title=Páginas - Embajada de España en Guatemala|website=exteriores.gob.es}}</ref> 
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|{{flag|Thailand}}||<!--Date started-->3 March 1957||
* Guatemala has an embassy in [[Bangkok]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/politica/guatemala-abre-en-bangkok-y-yakarta-sus-primeras-embajadas-en-sureste-de-asia/ | title=Guatemala abre en Bangkok y Yakarta sus primeras embajadas en sureste de Asia|date=2019-12-09 | language=es}}</ref>
* Thailand is accredited to Guatemala through its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.
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|{{flag|Turkey}}||18 July 1874||''See [[Guatemala–Turkey relations]]''
* Guatemala has an embassy in [[Ankara]] and an honorary consulate in [[Istanbul]].<ref name="mfa.gov.tr">{{Cite web | url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-guatemala.en.mfa| title= Relations between Turkey and Guatemala}}</ref>
* Turkey has an embassy in Guatemala City.<ref name="mfa.gov.tr"/>
*Trade volume between the two countries was US$63.5 million in 2019 (Guatemalan exports/imports: 10/53.5 million USD).<ref name="mfa.gov.tr"/>
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|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}||12 July 1837||''See [[Guatemala–United Kingdom relations]]''
Guatemala established [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom|diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom]] on 12 July 1837.
* Guatemala maintains an [[Embassy of Guatemala, London|embassy]] in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Diplomat Magazine|date=25 April 2017|url=https://diplomatmagazine.com/heads-of-mission/north-america/guatemala/|title=Guatemala|website=Diplomat Magazine|access-date=24 March 2025|archive-date=24 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250324200304/https://diplomatmagazine.com/heads-of-mission/north-america/guatemala/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* United Kingdom is accredited to Guatemala from its embassy in Guatemala City.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-guatemala|title=British Embassy Guatemala City|website=[[gov.uk|GOV.UK]]|access-date=11 April 2024|archive-date=11 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411022832/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-guatemala|url-status=live}}</ref>
Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic Co-operation Pact,<ref>{{cite news|last=Politi|first=James|date=19 September 2023|title=US unveils Atlantic co-operation pact|website=[[Financial Times]]|url=https://www.ft.com/content/56706df4-f39b-4ab5-8acf-b252176d172d|access-date=19 January 2024|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119085952/https://www.ft.com/content/56706df4-f39b-4ab5-8acf-b252176d172d|archive-date=19 January 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[International Criminal Court]], and the [[World Trade Organization]], as well as the [[Free trade agreements of the United Kingdom#Active agreements|Central America–UK Association Agreement]].<ref>{{cite web|author=
[[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office|Foreign & Commonwealth Office]]|title=UK and Central America sign continuity agreement|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-central-america-sign-continuity-agreement|date=18 July 2019|website=GOV.UK|access-date=24 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718222318/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-central-america-sign-continuity-agreement|archive-date=18 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|{{flag|United States}}||4 August 1824||''See [[Guatemala–United States relations]]''

Relations between the United States and Guatemala traditionally have been close, although at times strained by [[human rights]] and civil-military issues. U.S. policy objectives in Guatemala include:
* Supporting the institutionalization of [[democracy]] and implementation of the [[Guatemalan Peace Process 1994-1996|Peace Accords]]
* Encouraging respect for human rights and the [[rule of law]], and implementation of the [[International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala]] (CICIG)
* Supporting broad-based economic growth and sustainable development and maintaining mutually beneficial trade and commercial relations, including ensuring that benefits of [[Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement]] (CAFTA-DR) reach all sectors of the Guatemalan populace
* Cooperating to combat [[money laundering]], [[Political corruption|corruption]], [[narcotics trafficking]], [[People smuggling|alien-smuggling]], and other [[transnational crime]]
* Supporting Central American [[Regional integration|integration]] through support for resolution of border/territorial disputes

The United States, as a member of "the Friends of Guatemala", along with [[Colombia]], [[Mexico]], [[Spain]], [[Norway]], and [[Venezuela]], played an important role in the UN-moderated peace accords. The United States strongly supported the six substantive and three procedural accords, which, along with the signing of the December 29, 1996 final accord, form the blueprint for profound political, economic, and social change. To that end, the U.S. government committed over [[United States dollar|$]]500 million to support peace implementation since 1997.

In recent years the number of violent crimes reported by U.S. citizens has steadily increased, though the number of Americans traveling to Guatemala has increased.

Most U.S. assistance to Guatemala is provided through the [[U.S. Agency for International Development]]'s (USAID) offices for Guatemala. USAID/Guatemala's current program builds on the gains of the peace process that followed the signing of the peace accords in December 1996, as well as on the achievements of its 1997–2004 peace program. The current program works to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives by focusing on Guatemala's potential as Central America's largest economy and trading partner of the United States, but also recognizes the country's lagging social indicators and widespread poverty. The three areas of focus for USAID/Guatemala's program are modeled after the Millennium Challenge Account areas—ruling justly, [[economic freedom]], and investing in people.
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|{{Flag|Uruguay}}||16 March 1907||''See [[Guatemala–Uruguay relations]]''

* Guatemala has an embassy in [[Montevideo]].
* Uruguay has an embassy in Guatemala City.
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|{{flag|Venezuela}}
|31 October 1890
|{{Main|Guatemala–Venezuela relations}}

* Guatemalan President [[Alejandro Giammattei]] announced it would sever ties with Venezuela, prompting to close its embassy both in [[Caracas]] and [[Guatemala City]], following the ongoing [[Venezuelan presidential crisis|presidential crisis]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Menchu|first=Sofia|date=2020-01-17|title=Guatemala's new president cuts ties with Venezuela, as promised|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-guatemala-politics-venezuela-idUSKBN1ZF2SB|access-date=2021-05-31}}</ref>
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