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British PM Andy Burnham seeks resolution to dispute over Diego Garcia base
Burnham said he will work with Mauritius and the United States to secure the base’s long-term operation, with a 99-year lease still unresolved.
- On Monday, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke with Mauritian counterpart Navin Ramgoolam, pledging to work toward a resolution over the disputed U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia.
- Britain agreed last year to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining a 99-year lease over the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia and its strategic military base.
- Under the deal, Britain would provide payments worth 101 million pounds annually to Mauritius, totaling 3.4 billion pounds over the lease lifetime; required legislation has yet to pass.
- Implementation of the agreement stalled following opposition from the United States, with President Donald Trump describing the deal earlier this year as a "big mistake."
- Burnham and Navin Ramgoolam agreed their foreign ministers should meet at the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, according to a Downing Street statement.
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British PM Andy Burnham seeks resolution to dispute over Diego Garcia base
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday he was determined to find a resolution to the disputed status of a U.S.-British military base on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia.
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NEW YORK - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he is determined to find a solution to the dispute over the status of the British-American military base on Diego Garcia Island in the Indian Ocean. Burnham, speaking to reporters on his way to New York, where he will participate in the United Nations General Assembly, said that Britain would work with Mauritius and the US to find a solution, noting that an agreement had not yet been reached. "…
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