Navin Ramgoolam, the new prime minister of Mauritius, announced his intention to seek an independent review of the confidential draft agreement for ceding sovereignty over the archipelago to the Mauritian government. This deal, announced earlier this year, secures the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia for 99 years, with an option to renew. Ramgoolam, a critic of the agreement before his tenure, expressed continued reservations after meeting with the UK's national security adviser, Jonathan Powell.
According to the Mauritian parliament Hansard record, the new prime minister, Navin Ramgoolam , said during a session on Friday: “I wish to inform the house that I have asked for an independent review of the confidential draft agreement agreed so far.”
Under the terms of the deal, the UK-US military presence on the island is expected to run for 99 years with an option to renew and Britain paying a regular annual sum of money. Earlier this week, Keir Starmer defended the agreement as a “good deal”. He told a press conference on Thursday: “The Chagos deal is a good deal. It secures the base that’s in the vital interests of the US and the UK. And we are already engaging with the new administration in Mauritius as to how we take that forward.”
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