The departure of Australian and New Zealand nationals from the French colonial colony

report Mehr News Agency quoted by the New York Times, following the escalation of tension in New Caledonia after the approval of a new colonial law in this country, the governments of Australia and New Zealand, these two countries sent planes to this French colony. They evacuated their citizens.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed that in the midst of violent unrest in New Caledonia, the Australian government, with permission from the French authorities, proceeded to evacuate its nationals with two planes. from this archipelago. This French colony located in the ocean has been seeking independence from Paris for a long time.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Australia announced that 300 citizens of this country are present in New Caledonia. New Zealand has also announced that by sending a plane, it has evacuated 50 of its citizens from Noumea, the capital of New Caledonia.

During the unrest in New Caledonia, which started last week after the approval of the new electoral law in Paris, at least 6 people were killed and hundreds more are also injured. According to the new law, foreigners can also vote in this country’s elections! According to the announcement of the French embassy in Noumea, until today about 270 people out of the country’s population of about 270,000 have been arrested in street clashes.

France has sent more than a thousand security forces to this country and plans to send another number of security forces to Noumea with the aim of suppressing unrest and what is called restoring order. to send.