Overseas Minister Sébastien Lecornu
“cancels his return ticket and will extend”
his visit to New Caledonia to
“continue his consultations”
on the political future, after the second referendum on independence on October 4 which created a climate of tension, his entourage told AFP on Thursday.
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His departure, scheduled for Thursday evening,
"was canceled to continue consultations in a collective phase
,
"
said one of his advisers without specifying a new date, while the minister has been increasing travel and face-to-face talks since October 24. , after the second referendum won on the 4th by the non-separatists.