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Mauritius: Seabed

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 3 of Article 2 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025),

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 2 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 4 Jun 2025
Answer: 11 Jun 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

2 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 3 of Article 2 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025),
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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11 Jun 2025
Answer published
Article 3(2) of the treaty clearly states that Mauritius cannot undermine, prejudice or otherwise interfere with the long-term, secure and effective operation of the Base on Diego Garcia, and that Mauritius shall cooperate to that end. The US supports the...

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