Maldives Development Alliance (MDA) has congratulated President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih after the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) ruled in favour of the Maldives in the Chagos dispute.
On Twitter, Leader of MDA Ahmed Siyam Mohamed praised President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and his administration for their strategic handling of the case, which has resulted in a favourable ruling for the Maldives.
The ITLOS ruled that the Maldives should have a majority share from the disputed territory between the maritime boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago. The EEZ, as prescribed in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, stretches to 200 nautical miles from the coast of the country.
The government has stated that the ITLOS Special Chamber's decision is favourable, as it ruled in favour of the Maldives on the claim of Mauritius to a continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles. The tribunal also supported the claim of the Maldives that Blenheim reef cannot be used as a base point, resulting in the Maldives receiving 47,232sqkm of the overlapping area.