Address by French PM Edouard Philippe to New Caledonia Congress

The French prime minister Edouard Philippe has taken the initiative in preparing next year's independence referendum in New Caledonia.

At the end of a four-day visit to the three provinces, he gave a much awaited speech to the Congress in Noumea to state the parameters of the process.

The vote next year will conclude the 1998 Noumea Accord and put New Caledonia on a new trajectory.

Walter Zweifel listened in.