Britain could lose sovereignty over Mauritian island used as a defence base after EU countries refused to support the UK in a UN vote over the dispute

‘Britain could lose sovereignty over a Mauritian island used as a defence base after EU countries refused to support the UK in a UN vote over the dispute.
The General Assembly voted Tuesday to seek an opinion from the top UN court on Mauritius’ claim that Britain illegally maintains sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, including Diego Garcia, where the United States has a major military base in the Indian Ocean.
Only Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary and Lithuania contested the measure in support of Britain, as the vote was approved by a winning margin of 94-15 with 65 abstentions.
The loss for Britain came as it begins negotiations to leave the European Union, and there was a lack of support for the UK from the 27 other EU members.
Cyprus voted in favor of the court referral and 22 EU nations including Germany, France and Italy abstained.’
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