UK officials see no immediate route to revive Chagos Islands agreement
UK officials believe the agreement with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands is unlikely to be revived while Donald Trump opposes it, according to The Guardian. The report says there is no immediate sign the plan can be altered to satisfy the US president, despite the UK prime minister’s confidence that a solution can be found.
An agreement involving the UK, Mauritius and the Chagos Islands remains on hold because of opposition from US President Donald Trump, according to UK officials cited by The Guardian. The officials reportedly see no immediate indication that the arrangement can be adapted to meet Trump’s objections. The agreement includes Diego Garcia, and the report says it is unlikely to be revived unless the US president changes his position.
Trump has described the three-way plan as “a terrible deal”, according to the supplied material. His criticism followed a meeting with UK politician Andy Burnham at the United Nations General Assembly. Despite that opposition, the UK prime minister said he was confident that a solution could be found to revive the proposal.
The report does not identify any new terms under consideration or give a timetable for further negotiations.
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