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Maldives Rejects UK's Chagos Islands Transfer to Mauritius

3/28/2026

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Mohamed Muizzu, the Maldives president, rejected the UK's deal to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
The Maldives voiced opposition through written objections and a phone call to UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy.
Rulings by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the International Court of Justice support Mauritius's claims, with the Maldives asserting prior rights and planning to pursue legal avenues.

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Mohamed Muizzu, the Maldives president, rejected the UK's deal to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
The Maldives voiced opposition through written objections and a phone call to UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy.
Rulings by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the International Court of Justice support Mauritius's claims, with the Maldives asserting prior rights and planning to pursue legal avenues.