Chagos Islands treaty is now ‘impossible to agree at political level’, UK minister says
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A UK minister stated a Chagos Islands treaty is impossible to agree due to President Trump's changed position.
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The failure to ratify this treaty affects the sovereignty and self-determination of the Chagossian people.
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Stephen Doughty, a UK Foreign Office minister, stated that a treaty to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is now "impossible to agree at political level." This means the corresponding bill will not complete its passage through the UK parliament. Doughty explained that the agreement with Mauritius was initially negotiated with close US coordination, but President Donald Trump's position "appears to have changed." The US withdrawal of support has effectively halted the treaty, which aimed to transfer control of the strategically important islands. This development leaves the future sovereignty of the Chagos Islands uncertain.
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