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Cool and weird! You'd think by now, they would have made some sort of agreement for one country to take it full-time, and the other to pay a modest price or giv
by ufmace 9y ago
Cool and weird! You'd think by now, they would have made some sort of agreement for one country to take it full-time, and the other to pay a modest price or give some other sort of diplomatic consideration. Guess nobody cares enough because it's so small and nobody lives there.
- Cogito 9y agoI like to think that rather there is no reason for either country to want the island full time, except to say they have it and the other does not, and plenty of reasons to keep a quirky tradition that serves as occasional reminder of an old treaty.
- toyg 9y agoIt’s too small to be valuable, it’s actually more useful in the larger diplomatic game as a proof of goodwill on both sides. If it went to one country, inevitably someone wouldn’t agree with the decision and it could become a divisive symbol. I think both governments are actually happy that they get to share costs to maintain a slip of land nobody cares about anymore.