French President Emmanuel Macron is making a surprise visit to New Caledonia to address ongoing unrest in the territory. The visit was announced by Prisca Thevenot.
French President Emmanuel Macron is making a surprise trip to riot-hit New Caledonia, signaling French authorities’ growing confidence that reinforced security and emergency measures are bringing deadly unrest on the French Pacific territory under control. Government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot announced the trip, which required a shake-up of Macron’s schedule.
Paris last Wednesday declared a 12-day minimum state of emergency on the island where indigenous people have long sought independence from France, and rushed in 1,000 reinforcements to bolster security forces that lost control of some parts of the capital, Nouméa. 'Faced with the outbreak of violence, the priority is the return of order to allow dialogue to resume in New Caledonia,' Thevenot, the government spokeswoman, said. 'The return to calm is starting to arrive.
Australia and New Zealand sent planes to New Caledonia on Tuesday to begin bringing home stranded citizens. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Australia had received clearance from French authorities for two evacuation flights. Hours later, a Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules touched down in Nouméa. The plane can carry 124 passengers, according to the Defense Department. 'We continue to work on further flights,' Wong wrote on the social media platform X on Tuesday.
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