Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel
The chair of the Melanesian Spearhead group and Vanuatu Prime Minister backs independence for New Caledonia, through a democratic process.
It's been almost three months since violence broke out in the French territory, killing ten people.
Charlot Salwai told RNZ Pacific he has supported independence of Melanesian countries for a long time.
RNZ Pacific's Lydia Lewis has more.
