The UK said that “without” the new agreement signed today, “the long-term, secure operation of the [Diego Garcia] military base would be under threat, with contested sovereignty and legal challenges — ...
They include DiegoGarcia, the largest of the islands and the site of the strategically positioned military base. Among the reasons for the long-running dispute over the archipelago is the ...
Mauritius, in a deal that secures the future of a strategically important UK-US military base there. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the agreement secures the vital military base at Diego ...