Maldives seeks renewed Chagos Islands sovereignty talks with Britain
President Mohamed Muizzu said the Maldives was not consulted before Britain agreed to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
Malé, Maldives. President Mohamed Muizzu has written to British Prime Minister Andy Burnham seeking to reopen discussions over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
The spokesperson said Muizzu was deeply disappointed that Britain had not consulted the Maldives before British Prime Minister Keir Starmer agreed to cede sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius.
Maldives position
The Maldives said it wanted talks on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to be reopened.
British response
A spokesperson for Britain’s Foreign Office said the government continued to speak regularly with Maldivian counterparts on a range of issues.
However, the spokesperson said sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago was a matter for the United Kingdom and Mauritius. The previous British government began negotiations with Mauritius in 2022 rather than with the Maldives, the spokesperson said.
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