Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Commons · Question 22625 · Tabled 8 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for the treaty on the British Indian Ocean Territory of his recent discussions with his counterpart in Mauritius.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 17 Jan 2025
Discussions between the UK and Mauritius on the future exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory remain ongoing. It is not appropriate to provide a running commentary on those discussions. We will continue to work closely with Maurit...