英国希望在Chagos群岛上为美国的军事基地提供“强大的保护”

总理告诉Navin Ramgoolam，他希望对岛上连锁店的英国军事基地进行“强有力的保护”，因为将其移交给毛里求斯的谈话继续。

Mauritius and the UK are continuing talks over the handover of the Chagos archipelago to the Mauritian government, Downing Street has said.

唐宁街说，毛里求斯和英国正在就查戈斯群岛移交给毛里求利亚政府的交换。

The two leaders spoke on Friday afternoon, the first time they have done so directly since coming to power, Downing Street said.

唐宁街说，两位领导人在星期五下午讲话，自从上台以来，他们第一次这样做。

The UK has been negotiating a deal with Mauritius to hand over control of the Chagos archipelago since 2022, when the Conservatives were in power.

自2022年保守党执政以来，英国一直在与毛里求斯进行协议，以移交对查戈斯群岛的控制。

The Labour Government has continued the talks, with the aim of retaining control of the joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia, the largest of the islands.

工党政府继续进行会谈，目的是保留对最大岛屿的迭戈·加西亚（Diego Garcia）联合军事基地的控制。

The UK plans to lease back the strategically important base for 99 years at a reported annual cost of around £90 million.

英国计划以99年的历史租赁具有战略上重要的基础，报告年度成本约为9000万英镑。

Giving a readout of the call between the two leaders, a Downing Street spokesperson said they had begun by “reflecting on their first months in office and discussed the strong relationship between the UK and Mauritius, which they looked forward to expanding”.

唐宁街发言人对两位领导人之间的电话进行了读数，他们开始说“反思他们任职的头几个月，并讨论了英国和毛里求斯之间的牢固关系，他们期待着扩大”。

The spokesperson added: “The Prime Minister underlined the need for a deal to secure the military base on Diego Garcia that ensures strong protections, including from malign influence, and that will allow the base to continue to operate.

发言人补充说：“总理强调需要达成​​一项协议，以确保迭戈·加西亚（Diego Garcia）的军事基地，以确保包括恶性影响在内的强大保护，这将使基地能够继续运作。

“Both leaders reiterated their commitment to a deal, and they looked forward to speaking again soon.”

“两位领导人都重申了他们对交易的承诺，他们期待很快再次讲话。”

The deal could prove challenging for the UK’s relationship with the new Trump administration, as members of the new US president’s senior team are sceptical of it.

由于新美国总统高级团队的成员对此持怀疑态度，这项交易可能会证明英国与新特朗普政府的关系具有挑战性。

Critics, including new US secretary of state Marco Rubio, are among those worried ceding control of the islands could weaken Western influence in the Indian Ocean and strengthen the reach of China.

包括新美国国务卿马可·卢比奥（Marco Rubio）在内的批评者是那些担心的岛屿控​​制岛屿的人之一，可以削弱西方在印度洋的影响力，并加强中国的影响力。

Donald Trump and Sir Keir did not discuss the deal in their first call since the US election.

唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）和基尔爵士（Sir Keir）没有在美国大选以来的第一次电话中讨论这笔交易。