UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC
WEBGetty Images. The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century. The deal – reached ...
UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC News
WEB3 days ago · UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more ...
U.K. to Hand Over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Ending Colonial …
WEB3 days ago · Oct. 3, 2024, 6:54 a.m. ET. Britain said on Thursday that it would hand over the Chagos Islands, a necklace of tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, ending lengthy, sometimes ...
UK and Mauritius joint statement, 3 October 2024
WEB3 days ago · 3 October 2024. Joint statement between the governments of the Republic of Mauritius and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego ...
Britain agrees Chagos Island sovereignty deal with Mauritius
WEB3 days ago · In the early 1970s, Britain evicted almost 2,000 residents to Mauritius and the Seychelles to make way for an airbase on the largest island, Diego Garcia, which it leased to the United States in 1966.
Agreement between the Republic of Mauritius and the United Kingdom …
WEB3 days ago · Under the terms of the new agreement, the United Kingdom will agree that Mauritius is sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia, site of a joint U.S.-UK military facility. In turn, the UK will exercise the sovereign rights and authorities of Mauritius with respect to Diego Garcia in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Occasion of an …
WEB3 days ago · I applaud the historic agreement and conclusion of the negotiations between the Republic of Mauritius and the United Kingdom on the status of the Chagos Archipelago.
Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius
WEB3 days ago · 3 October 2024 UN Affairs. The United Kingdom announced on Thursday that agreement has been reached to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of dispute and negotiation over Britain’s last African colony. The agreement follows 13 rounds of talks that began in 2022 after Mauritian …
UK cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego …
WEB3 days ago · Britain said on Thursday it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the future of the UK-U.S. Diego Garcia military base, and which could also pave the ...
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US …
WEB3 days ago · LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government said Thursday it agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal that secures the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base there. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the agreement ...