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UK National Security Adviser, Jonathan Powell, will discuss a proposed deal on the Shaghus Islands with his American counterpart Mike Walz in Washington this week, according to people familiar with the matter.
Britain seeks to agree UK external lands In the Indian Ocean to Mauritius, in exchange for securing the medium future for a decisive military base in the United Kingdom in Diego Garcia.
Although the agreement was established by the British government and the election recently Moretian The administration, the United States has also been interested in looking at this joint military base, which is located on the largest island in an archipelago.
London and Port Lewis are preparing for the rule of the Donald Trump administration, in the wake of the previous criticism of the plan of senior allies in the American president – including the Palls and Marco Rubio, who is now the Minister of State.
This week, Powell's second journey across the Atlantic Ocean in recent months, after he traveled with Prime Minister Staff, Mr. Kiir Starmer Morgan Maksini, to meet with Trump team members – including Palls – in December.
Powell and Waltz are expected to discuss a wide range of things outside the Shaghus Islands deal.
Foreign Minister of Rubio and UK Foreign Minister David Lami discussed a short proposal during his first phone call last week, during which the US Secretary of State warned of the “malicious influence” in China, and the couple is appointed in more details at the meeting.
Moreti officials expect this to be done at the Munich Security Conference next week. The Mauritanian administration floats on March 12, the day of its national independence, as a possible date for signing the treaty, according to British officials.
Prime Minister Morishia Navin Ramgolam has publicly pointed out his support for the recently re -negotiated deal on Tuesday, a step that UK officials have viewed positively.
Ramgolam rejected the previous proposal approved by Britain with his predecessor before reaching power in the ground collapse elections last fall.
The United Kingdom agreed that Mauritius will have a “full sovereignty” on the islands and that the initial lease contract of the 99 -year -old for Sigo Garcia will only be extended with the approval of both countries.
He said that the deal under his predecessor, Pravind Jugnauth, allowed the United Kingdom to extend the unilateral lease contract for 40 years.
Ramgolam added that rental payments will be loaded and protected from inflation, which will greatly enhance them in real terms.
Ramgolam said that both countries are now waiting for our comments on the new conditions, which added that the agreement was “ready to sign”
“President Trump is not a wolf. Ramgolam said:” Let him see whether the agreement is not good or not, “adding:” I am not in a position that allows me to impose a schedule on it “to complete the deal.
Ramgoolam said that under the revised deal, UK's payments to Mauritius will increase under the lease contract with inflation over 99 years, to replace a previous fixed rate.
“It seems that someone does not know mathematics negotiating,” he said. “The exchange rate (the US dollar) will be fixed (for 99 years). Any ordinary student of the fifth or sixth style agrees on the presence of inflation.”
Many people who have knowledge of the process questioned his account, saying that the UK text for the initial agreement indicates “indexed” payments, although he did not specifically connect them to inflation.
People suggested that Ramgolam had an interest in criticizing the agreement set by his predecessor.
Ramgolam, 77, and Jugnauth, are competing strains in Mauritanian policy that clashed over the Shaghus Islands since Mauritius won independence from the United Kingdom in 1968.
The Financial Times reported for the first time last month that the United Kingdom I offered to pay Mauritius About 90 million pounds annually for the first 99 -year -old Diego Garcia rental contract.
The UK government has avoided an official assertion of the financial settlement, as it insists that the details are confidential.
