Zakharova: France should refrain from violence in New Caledonia

report Mehr News Agency, according to Ryanoste news agency, Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Sunday about the ongoing violence by France in New Caledonia.

The statement issued by the spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry in this regard states: Moscow asks Paris to refrain from violence against protesters in New Caledonia.

After 6 nights of rioting and unrest in New Caledonia following the passage of the new colonial law, the French armed forces launched a major operation to take control of the main road leading to the airport. International “Noumea” in the capital of this country.

The authorities said that more than 600 heavily armed forces were sent to secure the “Territorial 1” road. This road is the connecting highway of the capital with flight routes to the outside world.

Furthermore, the plans to pass the 2024 Paris Olympic torch through this French colony have been cancelled. The Olympic torch was supposed to reach New Caledonia on June 11 (June 22), but French Sports Minister Amelie Audea Castre said that restoring order and peace to this region is a priority.

During the riots that started on Monday in this French colony, 6 people have been killed and hundreds injured. The violence in this archipelago has reached its peak under the influence of economic hardships, ethnic tensions and long-standing opposition to French rule.

The efforts of the French government, including the implementation of night-time martial law, declaring a state of emergency, filtering “TikTok” and sending hundreds of anti-riot forces, to prevent the escalation of tension and unrest that It continued from yesterday to today, it has not led anywhere.