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New Caledonia's pro-independence parties continue their push for France to return the territory its sovereignty by restricting the scope of the discussions planned by Paris.

The President of the New Caledonian Congress Roch Wamytan says a visit with French representatives will take place on September 12.

A strategy meeting of the pro-independence Caledonian Union has been told that France must give a firm and irreversible date for New Caledonia's sovereignty.

Talks on New Caledonia's future statute are planned to be held in Paris in September, after last December's rejection of independence from France.

Work has begun in Paris towards a new statute for New Caledonia after three referendums on independence from France failed to give the Kanak people its expected emancipation.

As Canberra and Paris repair ties, presenting France as a “Pacific country” would undermine regional independence.

New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement and five other small nationalist parties have agreed that they will only discuss the territory's accession to full sovereignty in talks planned with France.

Several pro-independence parties in New Caledonia are urging supporters to boycott the second round of the French presidential elections this Sunday.

Several pro-independence parties in New Caledonia are urging supporters to boycott the second round of the French presidential elections this Sunday.

Several pro-independence parties in New Caledonia are urging supporters to boycott the second round of the French presidential elections this Sunday.