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El RU transferirá la soberanía del Archipiélago de Chagos a Mauricio

October 3, 2024 - El Reino Unido dice que está cediendo a Mauricio la soberanía del remoto pero estratégicamente importante Archipiélago de Chagos en el Océano Índico después de más de medio siglo.

The deal – reached after years of negotiations – will see the UK hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a historic move.

This includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, used by the U.S. government as a military base for its navy ships and long-range bomber aircraft.

The announcement, made in a joint statement by the British and Mauritian Prime Ministers on Thursday, ends decades of often fractious negotiations between the two countries over the islands.

The U.S.-UK base will remain on Diego Garcia – a key factor enabling the deal to go forward at a time of growing geopolitical rivalries in the region between Western countries, India, and China.

The deal is still subject to finalisation of a treaty but both sides have vowed to complete this as quickly as possible, the BBC said.

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PUBLISHED: 03/10/2024; STORY: Graphic News
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