Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 590

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 18 July 2024
Answered: 24 July 2024
Named Day

Question

Jeremy Corbyn

Your PartyIslington North

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he expects to conclude negotiations with Mauritius on the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary met the Mauritian Prime Minister on 23 July and committed to continuing negotiations on the exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory/Chagos Archipelago. It is too early to speculate on timeli...

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