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Posted on January 20, 2025
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UK's David Lammy endorses the US review of the Chagos Islands deal, affecting a military base in the Indian Ocean, with implications for UK-Mauritius relations.
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's foreign secretary David Lammy said it was right that the new U.S. administration has the chance to review a deal with Mauritius over the future of a U.S.-British military base in the Indian Ocean.
"It's right and proper that the new administration is able to consider it," Lammy told BBC Radio on Monday.
(Reporting by Sarah Young, writing by Sam Tabahriti)
David Lammy stated that it is right and proper for the new US administration to consider the deal regarding the Chagos Islands.
David Lammy is the foreign secretary of the UK, responsible for overseeing the country's foreign affairs.
The deal involves the future of a US-British military base on the Chagos Islands, which is a point of contention between the UK and Mauritius.
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