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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 19 December 2024
Debate
British Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyContribution
As part of the usual government-to-government engagement, the Prime Minister’s BIOT envoy, Jonathan Powell, met PM Ramgoolam in late November to start the process, and that was followed last week by a visit to Mauritius by the UK’s chief negotiator, Harriet Mathews, and other officials for the talks. Those talks were productive, and it is completely understandable that the new Mauritian Government will want time to study the details.
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