Return of the Chagos Archipelago: D-Day this Tuesday for Mauritius and the United Kingdom on the confirmation of the proposed agreement

Return of the Chagos Archipelago: D-Day this Tuesday for Mauritius and the United Kingdom on the confirmation of the proposed agreement

With the statement from the President of the United States, Donald Trump, who expressed his willingness to follow the British on the proposal of an agreement concerning the return of sovereignty over the Chagos, the United Kingdom is expected to give its green light this Tuesday to Mauritius on the final content of the agreement. The Mauritian government will then present the document to the Cabinet of Ministers within a prescribed timeframe for its approval.

In the span of a week, everything changed regarding the Chagos, with President Trump's positive stance, while the Conservatives maintain pressure in Great Britain.

This Tuesday is being portrayed as D-Day in the United Kingdom and at the Treasury Building, marking the final proposal of the agreement on the return of sovereignty over the Chagos. Last Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the United States was inclined to follow the British position, describing the agreement as "not bad."

Despite this stance, the British Conservative Party continues to maintain pressure. The British opposition leader, Kemi Badenoch, stated on Sunday to the BBC that handing over the Chagos to Mauritius would not be in the United Kingdom's interest. She opposes the payment of compensation as well as the payment of rent under this agreement.

Also during the weekend, nationalist MP Nigel Farage indicated that if his party, Reform UK, won the next general elections, it would cancel this agreement.

In Mauritius, there is hope that the British government will submit the final proposed agreement this Tuesday. British media mention an agreement providing for the management of the Diego Garcia military base for 99 years, with a rent of more than 5 billion rupees per year.