New Caledonia's political leaders are to sit down with the French prime minister in Paris on Monday to review the exit from the 1998 Noumea Accord.
The tri-partite accord was signed by the pro- and anti-independence camps and the French state.
Under its terms, a referendum is to be held before 2018 but there is still quite a bit of uncertainty.
Don Wiseman asked Walter Zweifel about the significance of this upcoming meeting.
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Kanak and French flags on Ouvea island. Photo: AFP