South China Morning Post (nprofile…d8da)
✍️ The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, ending decades of dispute, but retaining a 99-year lease on the Diego Garcia military base.
👉 The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius
👉 The UK will retain a 99-year lease on the Diego Garcia military base
👉 A 24-mile buffer zone will be established around Diego Garcia
👉 Foreign military and civilian forces will be prohibited from the Chagos Archipelago
👉 The UK will pay Mauritius £101 million annually to lease the base
👉 A £40 million trust fund will be established for the benefit of the Chagos community
#KeirStarmer #ChagosArchipelago #DiegoGarcia #TheHague #Mauritius #UK #politics
quotingSouth China Morning Post (nprofile…d8da)
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Decades of dispute over the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, rooted in colonial history and international legal challenges, have been addressed after the United Kingdom agreed to transfer sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius. Under the May 22 deal, the UK retains a 99-year lease on the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, the largest of the islands. Under British colonial rule, the island chain was separated from Mauritius in 1965, three years before Mauritius was granted independence....
https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3311622/uks-chagos-deal-puts-spotlight-strategic-contest-indian-ocean?utm_source=rss_feed