Eoin Ryan
Ceist:191 Mr. Eoin Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government has ever raised the plight of the Chagossin people at UN level or with the British or American Governments or in any forum. [23860/03]
Written Answers. - Foreign Conflicts.
The demand of the Illois-Chagossian natives to return to the Chagossian archipelago is a complex issue which also involves competing sovereignty claims. At present, the matter of the Chagos Islanders' right of return and claim for compensation is the subject of legal proceedings in both the UK and US. I understand that, while the Chagossian islanders' claims for compensation and immediate return were dismissed recently in the High Court in Britain, this verdict may be appealed.
The Government will continue to monitor the situation of the Chagossian archipelago and the claims of the Chagos islanders, and would wish to see the issue resolved in agreement by all concerned parties.