Subject	Predicate	Object
UV25ygl5	a	Resource
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	answer has question	vFtJch9k
	answer has answering person	Zac Goldsmith
	answer text	<p>The UK and Mauritius have held four rounds of constructive negotiations on the exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT)/Chagos Archipelago. The Foreign Secretary's Written Ministerial Statement (UIN HCWS645) of 17 March 2023 stated that the UK and Mauritius had welcomed the progress to date and agreed to continue negotiations. Negotiations are being held in private, so we cannot speculate on possible outcomes nor pre-empt their conclusions.</p><p>We recognise this is an important issue for many Chagossians. While the negotiations are between the UK and Mauritius, we are engaging with the Chagossian communities as negotiations progress.</p>
	answer given date	2023-06-12
	answer has answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	written answer has answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	answering body has written answer	UV25ygl5
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	answering body has answer	UV25ygl5
vFtJch9k	question has answer	UV25ygl5
Zac Goldsmith	answering person has answer	UV25ygl5