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Mauritius: Foreign Relations

Asked by Priti PatelConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 3 September 2025UIN 69769

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was discussed between the UK High Commission to the Mauritius and (a) the Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs and (b) the President of Mauritius at their meeting in July 2025.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

The newly appointed British High Commissioner to Mauritius, Paul Brummell CMG, met Mauritius President Dharam Gokhool on 21 July to present his credentials. The conversation covered the bilateral relationship between the two countries. The High Commissioner met Foreign Minister Dhananjay Ramful twice in July, on 21 and 28 July, and discussed the UK/Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia and Strategic Partnership Framework signed in May between Minister Ramful and the Foreign Secretary, as well as the broader bilateral agenda between the UK and Mauritius.

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