'Solih's letter cost Maldives maritime territory'

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The Maldives could have clearly made progress in the territorial dispute with Mauritius if not for the letter sent by then-Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to the then-Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth in 2022 acknowledging Mauritius’ sovereign authority over the Chagos archipelago, says Maldivian Foreign Minister Dr. Abdulla Khaleel. The Maldives and Mauritius were logged in a territorial dispute over an