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New Cal's pro and loyalist parties look to resume talks

06:01 am on 27 July 2024

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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting with China's French community at the residence of France's ambassador in Beijing. Photo: LUDOVIC MARIN

Talks between pro and anti-independence parties in New Caledonia could resume in September. 

As France Info reports that the provincial elections in the French territory, scheduled to be held in mid-December, could be postponed. 
 
Four New Caledonian MPs met with the French President, Emmanuel Macron in Paris, calling for political dialogue to resume urgently.

RNZ Pacific's Margot Staunton has more.