In a statement today, the Foreign Office said: "The UK has no doubt as to our sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), which has been under continuous British sovereignty since 1814."
War qoraal ah oo uu soo saaray FCO ayaa lagu sheegay in "Britain UK wax shaki ah aynan ka qabin qaranimda lahaasheheeda ee dhulka Badweynta India taasoo ku hoos jirtay qaranimada Britain tan iyo 1814-kii.