Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 56700

British Indian Ocean Territory: Maritime Zones

Tabled: 2 June 2025

Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Mr Mark Francois

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 19 and Annexes 5 and 6 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/

Answer

Stephen Doughty

The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) sets out the international legal basis on which States can establish coastal baselines and maritime zones, including a territorial sea and exclusive economic zone. Once the Treaty enters into force, the det...

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