Subject	Predicate	Object
aj04WnZI	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	BJKnX0iT
	answer has answering person	Christopher John Pincher
	answer text	<p>The UN General Assembly (GA) resolution relates to an Advisory Opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). Neither the ICJ Advisory Opinion nor the UN GA resolution are legally binding. We have no doubt about our sovereignty over the territory of BIOT, which has been under continuous British sovereignty since 1814. We have, however, made a long-standing commitment to cede sovereignty of the territory to Mauritius when it is no longer required for defence purposes. We stand by that commitment.</p>
	answer given date	2020-02-11
	answer has answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	written answer has answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office	answering body has written answer	aj04WnZI
Foreign and Commonwealth Office	answering body has answer	aj04WnZI
BJKnX0iT	question has answer	aj04WnZI
Christopher John Pincher	answering person has answer	aj04WnZI