Mauritius, Indian Ocean
UK hands Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius but keeps key US military base
Britain on Thursday said it would give up sovereignty of a remote Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius but will maintain there a strategic military base that it shares with the United States, in what US President Joe Biden described as a "historic agreement".
UK to hand over important islands in Indian Ocean to Mauritius, but there's a catch
The United Kingdom will transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius. The British government announced this decision on October 3, BBC informs. It is noted that the agreement was reached after years of negotiations and involves the historic transfer of the Chagos Islands from the United Kingdom to Mauritius.
UK agrees to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius
UK agrees to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius
Britain to hand contested Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius
LONDON: Britain said on Thursday it would give up sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but under what President Joe Biden called a “historic agreement”, will keep a strategic Indian Ocean military base that is operated by the US.
UK to cede control of remote group of islands in Indian Ocean in 'historic' move
The UK is set to give up sovereignty of a remote group of islands in a 'historic' move. Negotiations with Mauritius commenced last year over the Chagos Islands, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory,
UK hands over remote Indian Ocean islands after decades-long battle
In a historic move, Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed that a deal had been reached to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after decades of fraught negotiations
British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos islands)
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is a UK Overseas Territory situated halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia and comprising the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago, itself comprising over 1,
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UK to give up Chagos Islands sovereignty to secure future of military base
Overseas Territories minister Stephen Doughty confirmed the Government has reached a political agreement with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory, ...