A Mauritian government statement said Mr Ramgoolam had used a speech to affirm that the country had “shown openness and willingness to find common ground by accepting the presence of a representative from the new administration in the United States of America in the negotiations so as to further strengthen the process”.
There has been scepticism about the proposed deal among allies of Mr Trump, including secretary of state Marco Rubio, but the UK has argued it is the best way to address uncertainty over the legal status of the base following international rulings in favour of Mauritian sovereignty.
The No 10 spokesman would not say whether Mr Burnett met with national security adviser Jonathan Powell, who helped broker the proposed deal to hand over the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius.
The UK is in talks with Mauritius about handing over sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory, but leasing back the strategically important Diego Garcia military base which is used by the US.
Meanwhile Mr Trump’s special envoy to the UK Mark Burnett was in Downing Street on Thursday for an “officials only meeting”.
