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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 23 December 2024UIN 20672

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the statement made by the Prime Minister of Mauritius to the Mauritian Parliament on 17 December 2024.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

Prime Minister Ramgoolam of Mauritius reiterated his willingness to conclude a deal with the UK in his statement of 17 December. We are confident that the agreement is in both sides' shared interests, and we will continue working with the new Mauritian government to finalise the deal.

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