Chagos dispute: The UK Prime Minister reassured his Mauritian counterpart that the UK remains committed to a mutually beneficial outcome.
According to the UK government’s official website, www.gov.uk, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to Pravind Jugnauth yesterday morning. The UK Prime Minister wished Prime Minister Jugnauth well whilst the country was experiencing the effects of Cyclone Eleanor. The two leaders assessed the progress made so far in the negotiations between Mauritius and the UK on the exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT)/Chagos Archipelago. The UK Prime Minister reassured his Mauritian counterpart that the UK remains committed to a mutually beneficial outcome on BIOT and their teams look forward to continuing to work towards this.
