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Mauritius PM Challenges Chagos Island Lease Agreement
Mauritius PM Challenges Chagos Island Lease Agreement
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Mauritius and Britain are in final talks to transfer sovereignty of Diego Garcia, a small but key British overseas territory, to Mauritius. These negotiations... 18.01.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Mauritius' Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam has raised concerns about the duration of the lease on a US-British military base, which is a central issue in negotiations for the UK's planned handover of the Chagos Islands.In October, Britain agreed to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control of the Diego Garcia base under a 99-year lease, which is yet to be ratified. After winning the November election, PM Ramgoolam criticized the deal.Describing Britain's deal as a "sell out," PM Ramgoolam argued that the lease should be indexed to inflation and exchange rates and recognize Mauritius' sovereignty, limiting the UK's ability to unilaterally renew it. He stressed the importance of sovereignty, adding that the US wanted the deal finalized before Trump's inauguration.Marco Rubio, Trump's potential secretary of state, argued that the Chagos Islands deal threatens US security by ceding the base to a country he alleges is allied with China.
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Mauritius PM Challenges Chagos Island Lease Agreement
Ekaterina Shilova
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Mauritius and Britain are in final talks to transfer sovereignty of Diego Garcia, a small but key British overseas territory, to Mauritius. These negotiations are crucial as they must also ensure the US-UK military base remains on the island, located in the Indian Ocean approximately 1,300 miles southwest of Mauritius.
Mauritius' Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam has raised concerns about the duration of the lease on a US-British military base, which is a central issue in negotiations for the UK's planned handover of the Chagos Islands.
In October, Britain agreed to hand over the
Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control of the Diego Garcia base under a 99-year lease, which is yet to be ratified. After winning the November election, PM Ramgoolam criticized the deal.
Describing Britain's deal as a "sell out," PM Ramgoolam argued that the lease should be indexed to inflation and exchange rates and recognize Mauritius' sovereignty, limiting the UK's ability to unilaterally renew it. He stressed the importance of sovereignty, adding that the
US wanted the deal finalized before Trump's inauguration.
Marco Rubio, Trump's potential secretary of state, argued that the Chagos Islands deal threatens US security by ceding the base to a country he alleges is allied with China.
