If Donald Trump rejects it, the Chagos deal will not proceed

The Foreign Secretary has said that Chagos Islands will not proceed without the support of US President Donald Trump.

David Lami reported the ITV’s Peston program, the UK had “a shared military and intelligence interest” with the US and certainly he has become happy with the deal or has no deal “.

UK is interacting with Mauritius to hand over the region, but one of the islands, Diego Garcia continues to lease, including the UK-US military airbase.

However, progress has been delayed to allow the new US administration to see the details of the deal.

It comes as the Prime Minister of Washington Sir Kir Stmper heads for interaction with Trump, where Ukraine is expected to focus on war.

Asked if Trump had a veto on the Chagos deal, Lemy, who is also in the US for a trip, told ITV: “If President does not like Trump’s deal, the deal will not move forward and the reason is that we have a shared military and intelligence interest with the United States and of course they are happy with the deal or certainly no deal.”

The Foreign Secretary said that he still believed that “this is the best deal”.

Earlier this month, Mauritius Prime Minister Naveen Ramgulam Said that American representatives will be present in conversation on islands,

The plan to reduce the sovereignty of the archipelago, known as the British Indian Indian Ocean region, was officially announced, after being a deal with former Mauritius leader Praveen Jugnath in October.

But he was swept away from power in a general election after a month, and Ramgulam criticized the agreement signed by his predecessor.

The agreement after Trump’s re -election as an US President has also been kept in uncertainty, several US Republicans argued that it could promote a potential security to China.

First, Sir Keer faced questions On whether the money to pay to Mauritius to lease the military base back will come out of the increase in defense spending announced on Tuesday.

The issue was pressurized by the conservative leader Kemi Badenoch during the Prime Minister’s questions, Sir Keir refused to say whether this would happen.

He reported that the Commons increased defense spending “for our ability on defense and security in Europe”.

The PM said that the Chagos deal “was extremely important for our safety” and will be placed in front of MPs for finalizing details and costs.

The UK government has never confirmed the estimated cost of payment under the deal, but there have been reports of a figure from £ 9BN to £ 18BN.

Sir Kir said “The figures tied around are absolutely wide”.

A former British colony Mauritius has long argued that in 1968, in exchange for its independence, the Chagos was forced to remove the islands.

In recent years, international pressure is increasing to hand over the control of the archipelago after various United Nations bodies, including its apex court and Mahasabha, with claims of Mauritius sovereignty.

The previous orthodox government interacted at its legal status at the end of 2022, but attacked the agreement killed by labor.