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Article: General Assembly reaffirms Comorian sovereignty over island of Mayotte.
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- February 1, 1986
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General Assembly reaffirms Comorian sovereignty over island of Mayotte
The General Assembly on 9 December reaffirmed Comorian sovereignty over the island of Mayotte, and urged France to open negotiations with the Comoros "with a view to ensuring the effective and prompt return" of that island to the Comoros.
By resolution 40/62, adopted by 117 votes in favour to 1 against (France), with 22 abstentions, the Assembly also invited France to honour the commitments entered into prior to the 22 December 1974 referendum on the self-determination of the Comoro Archipelago concerning respect for the unity and territorial integrity of the Comoros. It also called ...