§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
What assessment they have made of the Guatemalan Government's move to democracy and its determination to remove foreign advisers, reduce its armed forces and stop the destabilisation of neighbouring countries.
§ Lord TrefgarneThe present Government in Guatemala was elected in 1986 in free and fair elections. New elections are due in 1990. It is our140WA hope that these will mark a further important milestone in the development of democracy in Guatemala.
Guatemala is committed to the Esquipulas and subsequent agreements designed to strengthen democracy and the peaceful resolution of conflicts.