Controversial deal – Groot -Britain is part of its territory

A military base has been rented for 99 years from the United States. The strategic position of the area is of the utmost importance for Great Britain, said British Prime Minister Keir Strander on the sidelines of signing the agreement. The island must therefore remain under the British control for at least 99 years. In exchange, the British want to pay a billion dollars.

Prime Minister: “Extrably interest for Great -Britain”
The Chagos Islands are approximately 9500 kilometers from London, in the middle of the Indian Ocean. According to a statement, Strander described the location of the military base as of “utmost importance for Great Britain”. The basis is one of the most important contributions that the country makes in the security partner with the US.

The “unique and indispensable” skills that the location offer offers include an airport and a low water port, as well as facilities that support the global functioning of the GPS satellite navigation system and enable the monitoring of objects in the earth. Moreover, there is equipment to check the ban on nuclear attempts. The Chagos Islands were broken down by Mauritius in 1965, three years before the independence of the state. The residents of the archipelago were inevitably resettled.

Conservative politicians warn of Chinese influence
The International Court of Justice in The Hague and the General Assembly of the United Nations supported Mauritius’ decades -aldus right to the islands. Conservative politicians, on the other hand, criticized the plans as a sale of strategic British interests and warned that the risk of leaving the area of ​​Chinese influence.