![]() ![]() It took until 1996 for Maldives to pass its Maritime Zones Act, but even then it did not move to finalise the 1992 understanding. Both sides agreed to consult with their respective governments before signing it, particularly since Maldives was in the process of drafting a new maritime law. The negotiations concluded with the British providing a draft agreement with agreed terms, attaching a list of delimiting coordinates. ![]() It looked like the disagreement could be easily resolved back in 1992, when representatives from Maldives and the United Kingdom agreed to delimit their overlapping EEZs on the basis of equidistance from mutually agreed baselines. However, Maldives’ inconsistent approach to the dispute over the last 30 years has done it no favours. For the owners of the Chagos ( either the United Kingdom or Mauritius), the issue is over who has the power to negotiate its maritime boundaries. Maldives argued that Chagos was a unique case because it does not possess a population dependent on fishing, or indeed any permanent population at all.įor Maldives it’s mostly about access to fish – a matter of considerable importance due to the country’s heavy reliance on tuna for food and exports. ![]()
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