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Thank you for your petition regarding the former inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago. The U.S. recognizes the British Indian Ocean Territories, including the Chagos Archipelago, as the sovereign territory of the United Kingdom. The United States appreciates the difficulties intrinsic to the issues raised by the Chagossian community.
The UK government has denied claims made by the prime minister of Mauritius that it faces paying billions more under a renegotiated deal over the future of the Chagos Islands. Last October, the UK ...
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. The treaty allows the Chagos Islanders a limited right of return, stating that those born on Diego Garcia are not permitted to return but leaving it open for those from the other islands to do so.
The Chagos Islands deal could “dangerously” fracture the UK’s relationship with the US, Nigel Farage said, as he warned it could prevent future free trade agreements with America.
A group of indigenous Chagossian people have instructed lawyers to challenge the controversial Chagos deal, in yet another blow to the government’s beleaguered agreement.. It comes as the deal ...
Mr Lammy has doubled down claiming that the deal is a “good one” guaranteeing the use of the airbase for the next 99 years. But the government has refused to publish details and costs of the deal.
And with just a week to go before Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the USA time appears to be running out for Sir Keir before he has to deal with a new White House on the thorny issue.
A deal over the Chagos Islands was first announced in October following years of negotiations. But weeks later, after his election, Mr Ramgoolam said he had reservations about the draft treaty and ...