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Muizzu Withdraws Solih Letter on Chagos, Rejects ITLOS Boundary and Orders Inquiry

President Mohamed Muizzu announced that the Maldives will withdraw a letter sent by former president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to Mauritius's prime minister on Chagos Archipelago sovereignty, and said his government will not recognise the ITLOS ruling that delimited the Maldives–Mauritius maritime boundary. He also announced a commission of inquiry into the previous administration's handling of the case and said legal and diplomatic action would be pursued.

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Muizzu Withdraws Solih Letter on Chagos, Rejects ITLOS Boundary and Orders Inquiry

about 92,563 square kilometres Disputed maritime area awarded to the Maldives under the ITLOS ruling

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  • about 92,563 square kilometres Disputed maritime area awarded to the Maldives under the ITLOS ruling Maldives Republic Under the ruling, the Maldives was awarded about 92,563 square kilometres of disputed maritime area

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  • around 45,331 square kilometres Maritime area lost relative to the state's traditional exclusive economic zone claim Maldives Republic while losing around 45,331 square kilometres from what the state had traditionally claimed as part of its exclusive economic zone

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  • Muizzu held talks with the British government on Chagos, sending two letters and holding a telephone conversation with the British deputy prime minister to date talks with the British government Maldives Republic He said he had sent two letters to the British government stating that the Maldives had a stronger claim to Chagos than Mauritius and had also held a telephone conversation with the British deputy prime minister.

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