# Maldives' Muizzu asks UK PM Burnham to reopen Chagos sovereignty talks

https://mins.news/en/item/50094

- Reuters, 2026-09-08 16:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/maldives-muizzu-asks-uk-pm-burnham-reopen-talks-over-chagos-islands-sovereignty-2026-09-08/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa03b94b45a8a0001cf93b7

> Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has asked British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to reopen negotiations over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, according to a statement issued by a presidential spokesperson on Tuesday.

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