Pacific leaders postpone mission to New Caledonia over reported spat

This photograph shows a Kanak pro-independence roadblock with a sign reading "Kanaky my land" in Houailou, on the east coast of the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia on July 1, 2024. AFP - THEO ROUBY

Sydney (AFP) – Pacific island leaders on Wednesday postponed a mission to the riot-hit French territory of New Caledonia following reports of a row between Paris and the island's government.

The 18-nation Pacific Islands Forum said last month its leadership would visit the archipelago to try to help resolve three months of deadly violence.