On Monday, Lalit submitted its report on Chagos to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Port Louis. The report contained resolutions that were discussed over a four-day international conference organised from October 30 to November 2 in Mauritius and aimed to force the government to take initiatives in the Chagos issue. Lalit was represented by Alain Ah-Vee and Vishnu Jugdhurry and the document was collected by Rishy Bukoree, the press attaché of Foreign Affairs minister Arvin Boolell.
Ah-Vee said the document was very important and its resolutions aimed at putting pressure on the government to act swiftly on the Chagos dilemma.
“The government has tried negotiating with the British authorities but that has failed and we reached a deadlock. Each time the British government comes up with new tricks. This has been going on for the last 40 years. The latest stunt is the Marine Park,” Ah-Vee said.
Ah-Vee believes it is high time the government takes action as the lease between the British government and American government expires in 2016.
Lalit wants key political figures such as the Prime Minister, the President and the Opposition leader to visit Trochetia ferry because according to the constitution, Chagos is part of the Mauritian territory.
Lalit is also proposing that the government start procedures to go to the International Court of Justice in Hague. “The government should start gathering the support of the South African Development Council and African Union and should put it on the agenda for 2011,” Ah-Vee said.
He also commented on the Pelindaba Treaty, which came into force in 2009, and restricts the presence of nuclear weapons in the African region. He said this should be put into force in Chagos too. Some 12 countries including Mauritius are part of the Pelindaba Treaty.
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