Donald Trump signs the Shaghus Islands deal between the United Kingdom and Mauritius

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Donald Trump has officially signed the proposed deal between the United Kingdom and Mauritius on the future of the Shaghus Islands, Downg Street said.

“Now between us and the Mauritanian government to finish the touches on the deal in the wake of discussions with the United States,” Sir Kerr Starmer spokesman said on Tuesday.

The UK’s Sovereign Handicraft Agreement will witness the Mauritius in exchange for the rental of Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Indian Ocean archipelago, for a preliminary period of 99 years, with an option to extend it for another 40 years.

The UK government handed over the US administration in effect on the draft agreement, given its security effects on a joint military base between the United Kingdom and the United States in Diego Garcia.

Senior Republicans had been criticized for the deal project, and they warned that it might enhance China’s interests in the region. Starmer also faced fierce political opposition to the UK, including conservatives – who started talks – and the United Kingdom.

But in a batch of Starmer, Trump pointed out when the husband met at the Oval Office in February that he was tending to throw his support behind the plan.

“I should see the details, but this does not seem bad … I think we will tend to the approval of your country.”

People familiar with the negotiations said on Tuesday that they do not believe that the agreement needs any other approvals from Washington to move forward.

Dooning Street has not provided a timetable for ending and ratifying a treaty between London and Port Lewis.

Britain first launched official negotiations with Mauritius at the Shaghus Islands, also known as the British Indian region abroad, in 2022 years after the confrontation on the archipelago.

The move came after it found an advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice that the United Kingdom should end its islands as soon as possible. Britain was also support for bleeding on this issue at the United Nations.