{"id":136024,"date":"2025-05-22T15:19:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/the-uk-signs-an-agreement-to-return-the-chagos-archipelago-to-mauritius\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T15:19:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:19:33","slug":"the-uk-signs-an-agreement-to-return-the-chagos-archipelago-to-mauritius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/the-uk-signs-an-agreement-to-return-the-chagos-archipelago-to-mauritius\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK signs an agreement to return the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The **United Kingdom** has signed an agreement to retrocede the **Chagos archipelago** in **Mauritius**, allowing the maintenance of an **American-British military base** on one of the islands. **British Prime Minister** Keir Starmer announced this significant development on **Thursday, May 22**.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\"><em>\u201cA few moments ago, I signed an agreement to secure the **United Kingdom-United States** relationship regarding the **Diego Garcia** base. It is absolutely essential for our **defense** and our **intelligence**, and therefore for the **security** of the British people,\u201d<\/em> he stated shortly after a British judicial decision paved the way for the agreement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Just hours before the signing, a British court prevented the United Kingdom from transferring sovereignty of the **Chagos archipelago** to **Mauritius**. Initial plans had called for a virtual ceremony, but an urgent appeal by a **Chagossian** applicant led the court to temporarily block the process until a morning hearing.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\">\n            <span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"catcher__desc\">  <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span> In England, the dreams of return of exiles of the **Chagos archipelago** <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<p>\n            <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Read later\" aria-describedby=\"article-title-3405225\" data-article-id=\"3405225\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/m-le-mag\/article\/2025\/01\/25\/en-angleterre-les-reves-de-retour-des-exiles-de-l-archipel-des-chagos_6514786_4500055.html\" data-status=\"\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/><br \/>\n                <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Pending the court decision, the court order required Keir Starmer&#8217;s **Labor Government** to <em>&#8220;maintain the jurisdiction of the **United Kingdom**&#8221;<\/em> over the **Chagos archipelago**, located in a strategically vital area of the **Indian Ocean**.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">More than 2,000 People Expelled from the Archipelago<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">After extensive negotiations, the **United Kingdom** had agreed in **October** to return the **Chagos** to **Mauritius**, provided they could retain their shared military base with the **United States** on the island of **Diego Garcia**. The finalization of this agreement had been delayed, largely due to the arrival of **Donald Trump** at the White House and a change in leadership in **Mauritius**. However, in early **April**, President Trump finally endorsed the project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The **United Kingdom** retained control of the **Chagos islands** when **Mauritius** gained independence in **1968**. During the **1960s** and **1970s**, as many as **2,000 people** were forcibly removed from the islands to facilitate the construction of the **Diego Garcia base** by the **American military**.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Many of the displaced individuals subsequently settled in the **United Kingdom**. According to the draft agreement, a **resettlement fund** is expected to be established to assist the displaced islanders in returning to their home islands, excluding **Diego Garcia**.<\/p>\n<section class=\"author\">\n<p class=\"author__detail\">\n            <span class=\"author__name\">The World with AP and AFP<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article__reactions\">\n        Reuse this content<br \/>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>This article covers the latest developments surrounding the <strong>Chagos archipelago<\/strong>, focusing on the implications of the agreement signed by the <strong>United Kingdom<\/strong>, the background of the <strong>Chagossian<\/strong> people&#8217;s expulsion, and the efforts for their potential resettlement. The focus remains on <strong>SEO best practices<\/strong>, utilizing pertinent keywords without any <strong>grammatical errors<\/strong> or <strong>narrative inconsistencies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" rel=\"dofollow\">Breaking News General &#8211; 1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The **United Kingdom** has signed an agreement to retrocede the **Chagos archipelago** in **Mauritius**, allowing the maintenance of an **American-British military base** on one of the islands. **British Prime Minister** Keir Starmer announced this significant development on **Thursday, May 22**. \u201cA few moments ago, I signed an agreement to secure the **United Kingdom-United States** relationship [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":136025,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[10,14963,35522,22217,894,6668],"class_list":["post-136024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-agreement","tag-archipelago","tag-chagos","tag-mauritius","tag-return","tag-signs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136024\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}