Kanaky hosts groundbreaking congress for colonized territories' independence PHOTO

The first congress of the International Liberation Front in 2025 is taking place on January 23–24 in Kanaky, New Caledonia.

The organization comprises territories still under French colonial rule, Caliber.Az reports via local media.

The event has drawn the participation of parliamentarians, political party leaders, heads of non-governmental organizations, and leaders of public movements. Participants represent movements advocating for the independence of New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Corsica.

To recap, the International Liberation Front was established in July 2024 in Baku by representatives of these French territories with the support of the Baku Initiative Group.

The Declaration emphasized Azerbaijan's significant role in the decolonization process, as well as the support and commitment of the Baku Initiative Group to the struggle for the liberation of colonial territories, and expressed gratitude to Azerbaijan.

The document denounced the racist and repressive policies of French colonialism, and in this regard, and condemned the crimes committed by the French government in New Caledonia and other colonial territories.

The establishment of the International Liberation Front means the establishment of a united umbrella - centralized platform against French colonialism. The participants of the Congress agreed to coordinate their activities on the path to ensure more coherent organization in the struggle for independence.

The Front, whose membership will be open to the territories currently under colonial domination, aims to unite the efforts of the French colonies in the process of decolonization and to bring the issues of self-determination to the attention of the world community.

By Aghakazim Guliyev