UK delays Chagos Island deal with Mauritius until Trump administration is consulted
Officials from the UK and Mauritius had reportedly been hurrying to finalise the deal before US President-elect Donald Trump takes office on 20 January. View on euronews
UK Says Trump Will Get To Consider Chagos Deal
Britain will consult US President-elect Donald Trump's new administration before finalising a deal to return the strategic Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a UK government spokesperson said Wednesday.
Britain Gives Trump Team Chance to Review Chagos Islands Deal
UK-based Chagos Islanders protest over the planned ceding of sovereignty of the islands by Britain to Mauritius, outside of the Houses of Parliament, in London, Britain, October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will give U.
UK says a deal on the Chagos Islands won't be finalized until Trump is consulted
Britain's government confirmed Wednesday that it will not finalize a deal to hand over sovereignty of the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius until President-elect Donald Trump’s administration is consulted.
Britain’s imperfect deal over the Chagos Islands
The Chagos were the scene of one of the most shameful episodes in Britain’s late colonial history. The UK in 1965 took direct control of the islands and paid £3mn compensation to Mauritius, which as a UK colony had previously administered them,
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More than two centuries of British control over the Chagos islands are set to end, with the UK preparing to hand ownership of the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius.
UK's Chagos deal on hold to allow Trump review
The UK's planned handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius should be considered by incoming US President Donald Trump before it goes ahead, Downing Street has said. Efforts were made to get the treaty signed before President-elect Trump's inauguration on Monday,
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