Maurice holds through much to gain control Chagos Islands from the UK, leaving officials with less than a month to redeem the deal.
Government in Mauricewho took office last month, declared that he regretted the conditions dealt with by the previous administration. Over the weekend the deputy prime minister accused the British government of “compensation nitpicking”.
Senior US and UK officials now rushing to the safety deal and that before Donald Trump, whose allies have been very critical of the plans, takes office on January 20.
Anthony Blinken, the US secretary of state, urged Navin Ramgoolam, the prime minister of Mauritius, to complete the treaty by telephone on Monday.
Ramgoolam told a meeting of Mauritian MPs after his call with Blinken: “I made it clear that we did not agree to certain things in the agreement made on October 3 by the former Mauritian prime minister and he was informed that we had made a proposal that will be delivered to him.”
After a decade of negotiations, Britain agreed to cede control of the islands of Mauritius to the government in October, under the terms of the agreement so that a UK-US military base could operate on the largest island of Diego Garcia.
While holding office, he has Ramgoolam she asked, torn apart and told UK UK to pay more for hiring Didac Garcia his 99 years.
Paul Bérenger, the Mauritian deputy prime minister, told a meeting in his compound on Sunday that the money had come down. “There are certain things we cannot accept if we are truly good,” said Berengarius.
They rely on Mauricio’s compensation since 60 years, they are usurped by our Chagos and Didaco Garcia. Continue to treat us “.
Jonathan Powell, the UK’s national security chief, traveled to Port Louis and Washington DC in recent weeks in an effort to get the deal signed before Trump’s inauguration.
Britain held sway Chagos Islands after Mauritius regained its independence in the 1960s. In doing so, he drove out thousands of Chagoss who are seeking compensation after a series of legal sales in British courts.
Diego Garcia has been home to a joint US-UK military base since the 1970s, which has played a key strategic role as a hub for bombers and submarines, notably during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.