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The UK and Mauritius said they have made “good progress” in talks to save the Chagos Islands deal. ... In a joint statement on Monday, the UK and Mauritian Governments said they remain ...
On December 20, 2024, the UK and Mauritius issued a joint statement outlining their commitment to resolving the sovereignty dispute over the Chagos Archipelago. The agreement will transfer sovereignty to Mauritius while preserving the operations of the Diego Garcia military base. Both nations have pledged to complete the treaty process promptly.
On 23 June 2017, the UNGA voted in favour of referring the territorial dispute between Mauritius and the UK to the ICJ in order to clarify the legal status of the Chagos Islands archipelago in the Indian Ocean. The motion was approved by a majority vote with 94 voting for and 15 against. [3] [4]
In 2011, the government of Mauritius challenged Sir Christopher Greenwood's role in the arbitration proceedings on the grounds that his role as a UK Foreign and Commonwealth legal adviser could bias him in favour of the United Kingdom's claims to the Chagos Islands. However, this was rejected by the tribunal on the basis that this "neither ...
15 January: Cyclone Belal hits Mauritius, causing floods. [3]3 October: The United Kingdom agrees to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius in exchange for the UK and the United States retaining control over their joint military base in Diego Garcia.
In October 2024, the UK announced it is giving up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal, which is still subject to finalising a treaty. [73] The deal would also see the Mauritian government lease the current area occupied by the UK-US military base to the UK for an initial period of 99 years.
Chagos is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory and is claimed by Mauritius. Diego Garcia, the largest and most southerly of the islands, is inhabited.It contains a joint UK-US naval support facility.
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