The United Kingdom draws differences between the Malvinas and the Chagos Islands, recently handed over to Mauritius

MADRID 3 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The United Kingdom authorities for the Malvinas Islands – referred to by London as the Falkland Islands – have acknowledged that there may be certain “concerns” in the territory after the British Government has returned the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but have noted that ” The legal and historical contexts” of these two archipelagos are different.

“I am aware that there may be concern, either among the Falkland Islands community or among others, about a possible interpretation of the situation in the Falkland Islands. I want to assure you that the legal and historical contexts of the Chagos Archipelago and the Falkland Islands are very different,” the Falkland Government highlighted in a statement.

At this point, the Malvinas authorities have stressed that, precisely, the British Government “has been very clear throughout the process” to make it clear that London “will not accept anything that risks endangering the sovereignty of other territories.” overseas”.

“The Government of the United Kingdom remains committed to defending the right to self-determination of the inhabitants of the Falkland Islands, and the United Kingdom’s unwavering commitment to defending its sovereignty remains intact,” said the British governor in charge of the Falkland Islands, Alison Blake, in the aforementioned writing.

These statements by the Malvinas authorities come after the governments of the United Kingdom and Mauritius announced hours earlier a historic agreement, reached after two years of negotiations, according to which London will return the Chagos archipelago, colonized more than a year ago, to the African country. of half a century.