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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Commons · Question 9141 · Tabled 15 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 22 Oct 2024

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Asked by Andrew Rosindell

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

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Answered by Stephen Doughty, 22 Oct 2024

The Foreign Secretary is in regular contact with Secretary Blinken on a range of issues, including the British Indian Ocean Territory / Chagos Archipelago. The agreement on the exercise of sovereignty over the archipelago is strongly supported by our part...