France sends new troops to troubled Caledonia

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, publication ” In an article, D-Site discussed the ongoing unrest in French New Caledonia and wrote: Due to the ongoing unrest in New Caledonia, the French government is sending seven additional mobile reinforcement units to this overseas territory.

The office of the French President announced that with the arrival of 480 additional police officers, the number of French security forces in this overseas territory will reach about 3,500 people.

Based on the decisions made, the state of emergency is scheduled to end on Tuesday morning (local time). The Office of the President of France announced that the decision of Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, not to extend this status, shows the will of the Paris government to begin the process of de-escalation and restore the conditions for dialogue.

The purpose of this move is to give the main political coalition of supporters of independence, FLNKS (National Liberation Front of Conks and Socialists) an opportunity for consultation. Macron reminds that the removal of obstacles is a necessary condition for the start of concrete and serious negotiations. Elections in the region were announced by the French government, sparking the worst unrest in the overseas territory since uprisings in the 1980s that killed seven people.

These reforms stipulate that French nationals settling in New Caledonia can participate in elections earlier than before. The main and native population of this archipelago, who are called Kanak and make up more than 40% of the population, fear that their influence will be reduced by the implementation of this law.

Due to the disturbances, these plans are not being implemented at the moment, but they have not been completely canceled. After a trip to New Caledonia last week, Macron said they wanted to give themselves a few weeks to calm down and resume political talks. At the same time, he announced that the reforms are politically legitimate. The security situation in New Caledonia remains tense. The first Europeans left this French overseas territory at the weekend.

Despite the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to New Caledonia and the promise to stop these reforms Violent in this area, but the protests are still ongoing.

In these riots, which started more than a week ago, many shops were destroyed and looted. Noumea airport is closed to all commercial flights.

This archipelago is 1,500 km east of Australia and has extensive autonomy. In three referendums in 2018, 2020 and 2021, residents of this former French colony voted to remain part of France. However, talk of a new status has stalled since the last vote, which was boycotted by separatists. For France, New Caledonia is of particular importance militarily and geopolitically, as well as because of its large nickel deposits. History has spoken in New Caledonia. To calm the situation, he met with the supporters and opponents of the independence of New Caledonia in Noumea, the capital of this region under French rule. He supported holding another referendum on the future of the French overseas territory.

More than 280 people have died since the violence began on May 13, according to French officials. have been arrested in this area.