US backs United Kingdom on Chagos island dispute at ICJ
Hearing on Mauritius' claim that UK has illegal sovereignty over Chagos Islands
The US has been operating the San Deigo island, the largest in the Chagos archipelago since the 70s.
The United States today backed Britain's argument on ownership of the Chagos islands in the Indian Ocean at the International Court of Justice(ICJ) at the Hague.
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Jennifer Newstead, representative for the United States said: "The US has operated this facility jointly with the United Kingdom for decades and we agree that it continues to play a critical role in the maintenance of peace and security, both in the Indian Ocean region and beyond, adding,"Mauritius neglects, however, to note how the United States has responded to those assurances."
Mauritius and Britain are locked in a legal tussle over the ownership of the Chagos archipelago with the Mauritius government accusing the United Kingdom of illegally possessing the islands.
Britain had overseen the islands from 1814 and to 1965 as the Chagos Islands detached from Mauritius, a British colony that became independent three years later.
The United Kingdom allowed the US to use the San Deigo island as a military facility in the late 60s and later barred the indigenous population from entering their homeland. Mauritius said it was unfairly pressured to cede control of the islands during the negotiations, and had agreed only to their temporary use for military purposes.
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The US has been operating the San Deigo island, the largest in the Chagos archipelagosince the 70s.
On Wednesday, the United States told the ICJ that it should not grant advisory opinion on the legality of Britain's claim to the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean.
"Mauritius is asking the court to adjudicate its sovereignty claim through the guise of an advisory opinion,"Newstead told the international court.
The ICJ will hear arguments from 22 countries including India in the next two days.