The Guardian Australia
·general
·6 hours ago
UK Minister says Chagos Islands sovereignty treaty impossible after US withdraws support
UK Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty announced that a treaty ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is now 'impossible to agree at political level' due to the US withdrawing support. The failure to update the 1966 UK-US agreement has shelved the bill, which could have facilitated resettlement for Chagossians under Mauritius' governance.
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