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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 6 September 2024UIN 2047

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Mauritian counterpart on the British Indian Ocean Territory.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary met the Mauritian Prime Minister in London on 23 July and agreed to continue negotiations on the exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory/Chagos Archipelago.

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