New Caledonia to be declared a state in ‘historic’ agreement – but will remain French | New Caledonia

France announced an agreement with the new Caledonia, where the overseas land, where fatal separatist violence would be swinging last year, will remain in French but will be declared a new state.

French President Emmanuel Macron presented a “historical” agreement published on Saturday and “The New Caledonia State in the Republic: A Bet on Trust”.

After two agreements and three referendums, the new Caledonia has opened a new chapter in a peaceful relationship with France through what you have signed after two agreements and three referendums.

Macron called for negotiations to break a dead end between those who want independence to France and those who wanted independence. In addition to the elected officials of the new Caledonia, political, economic and civil society leaders gathered near Paris to draw a constitutional framework for the region.

After 10 days of talks, the parties decided that the “new Caledonian state” should be created.

The Minister of Overseas Regions Manuel Valls called it a “wise compromise için for the Pacific Island, which maintains the connections between France and New Caledonia.

Now the priority is the economic recovery of the new Caledonia.

Last year’s violence, 14 people’s life, the violence, 2 billion euros ($ 2.3 billion) is estimated to cost and a 10% discount on the gross domestic product.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said that the agreement on Saturday is – still requiring the approval of parliament and referendum – in “historical sizes.

The new Caledonia, which hosts about 270,000 people and located about 17,000 km (10,600 miles) from Paris, is one of the few overseas regions that remain an integral part of France.

He has reigned from Paris since the 1800s, but many indigenous Kanaks still annoyed his power on the islands of France and demanded fuller autonomy or independence.

After Paris planned to give votes to thousands of non -domestic long -term inhabitants, unrest erupted in May 2024. Kanaks was afraid that it would leave them in a permanent minority and crushed their chances of gaining independence.

As part of the agreement, new Caledonia residents will be allowed to vote after living in the archipelago only in the future.

The latest independence referendum in the new Caledonia was held in 2021 and boycotted by pro-independence groups on the impact of Covid-19 pandema on the population of kanak.

Since 2018, it was the last of the three, all of which rejected the independence of the new Caledonia. However, since the 2021 referendum, the political situation in the archipelago has been locked.

Macron declared that he wanted a “new project için for the new Caledonia at the beginning of June.

The 13 -page agreement, announced on Saturday, calls for a new Caledonian citizen and residents to merge this status with the French nationality.

In accordance with the agreement, the “New Caledonian State ında will be preserved in the French Constitution and other countries may recognize such a state.

The agreement also requires an economic and financial rescue agreement, which includes the renewal of the region’s nickel processing capabilities.

Both rooms of the French Parliament will be gathered in the fourth quarter of this year to vote for the approval of the agreement, which will be presented to the new Caledonians in 2026 in the referendum.