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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Asked by Mr Mark FrancoisConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 20 June 2025UIN 58932

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Annex IV of the UK-Mauritius agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia, published on 22 May 2025, what estimate he has made of the

Answered by Stephen Doughty

Details of the arbitration mechanism, including the identities of arbitrators, will be agreed with Mauritius through the Joint Commission.

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