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Belize–United Kingdom relations are thebilateral relations betweenBelize and theUnited Kingdom. The two countries established diplomatic relations on 21 September 1981.[1] Both countries areCommonwealth Realms.
Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic Co-operation Pact,[2]Caribbean Development Bank, theCommonwealth, and theWorld Trade Organization, as well as theCARIFORUM–United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement.[3] Bilaterally the two countries have a Defence Cooperation Agreement,[4] and an Investment Agreement.[5]
The UK governedBelize for 200 years, from 1783 to 1981, when Belize achieved fullindependence.
Formerly known asBritish Honduras, the British maintained a garrison in Belize well into the 1990s, untilGuatemala, which had always claimed sovereignty over Belize, signed a treaty recognizing Belize's independence.
Queen Elizabeth II visited Belize on two occasions. The first time was in October 1985 and the second time in February 1994.[6] On 3 March 2012,Prince Harry visited Belize on a tour of Commonwealth countries in the region as the Queen's representative in her Diamond Jubilee, making this his first solo royal tour. There he renamed Zennia Boulevard (also known as Cohune Walk Boulevard) in the capital to "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Boulevard", in honour of his grandmother.[7]
From 29 December 2008 until 30 December 2020, trade between the Belize and the UK was governed by theCARIFORUM–European Union Economic Partnership Agreement, while the United Kingdom was amember of theEuropean Union.[8]
Following thewithdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the UK and theCARIFORUM states signed theCARIFORUM–United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement on 22 March 2019. The CARIFORUM–UK Economic Partnership Agreement is acontinuity trade agreement, based on theEU free trade agreement, which entered into force on 1 January 2021.[9][10] Trade value between CARIFORUM states and the United Kingdom was worth £5,108 million in 2022.[11]
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