{"id":31101,"date":"2026-03-13T20:29:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=31101"},"modified":"2026-03-13T20:29:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:29:24","slug":"diego-garcia-chagos-islands-deal-is-delayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=31101","title":{"rendered":"Diego Garcia-Chagos Islands deal is delayed"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/p0n0hbdf.jpg-copy-e1773412065868.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p>More than a year ago, the UK agreed to grant Mauritius sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, which Britain has governed as the British Indian Ocean Territory since 1965. But the treaty to transfer sovereignty has hit choppy waters. 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