Trump criticises proposed Chagos Islands transfer while praising UK talks
US President Donald Trump said he could work with UK Prime Minister Burnham but criticised a proposed agreement under which Britain would transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back a key military base. BBC News supplied the report.
US President Donald Trump said he could do business with UK Prime Minister Burnham while criticising a proposed agreement concerning the Chagos Islands, BBC News reports. Under the proposal, the United Kingdom would hand the islands to Mauritius and pay to lease back an important military base. The supplied material does not state the amount of the lease payment or identify the base by name.
Trump’s comments combined a positive assessment of working with Burnham with criticism of the proposed Chagos deal. The report does not explain the grounds for his opposition or provide responses from the British or Mauritian governments. The available information also does not say whether the agreement has been finalised or when any transfer would take place.
It establishes the central terms of the proposal and Trump’s stated position, but gives no further detail on its legal or diplomatic status.
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