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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Ministers from his Department have met representatives of the Maldives Government to discuss the future of the Chagos Islands since 4 July 2024; and which Minister met which representative of the Maldives on

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
4 Dec 2024
Target answer date
6 Dec 2024
Answer
12 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Ministers from his Department have met representatives of the Maldives Government to discuss the future of the Chagos Islands since 4 July 2024; and which Minister met which representative of the Maldives on

  2. 6 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is the lead Department for the international and community engagements in regards to the sovereignty negotiations. The Foreign Secretary met Maldives Foreign Minister Khaleel at the Commonwealth Heads of Go...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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