"It is beneficial for France to keep us under its control, in this way it is trying to maintain world leadership,” the representative of Tāvini Huiraʻatira, a pro-independence political party in French Polynesia, Heinui Le Caill, said at a press conference, Report informs.
“Today it is important that the colonial countries fight. Our party won the elections, but we do not have complete independence and freedom. France considers itself the ruler of the Pacific Ocean. The area of Polynesia is larger than that of most European countries, and it is beneficial for France to keep us under its control. In this way, it strives to fight with the leading world powers and be on an equal footing with them. However, we are not going to remain silent. We choose our own future, decide how to live and how to raise our children. We are here to receive support from member countries of the non-aligned movement for the sake of our freedom. Every country has the right to independence,” he noted.
The international conference “Neo-colonialism: violation of human rights and injustice”, organized by the Baku Initiative Group (BIG), opens in Baku on October 20.
Representatives from 14 countries and regions, including the overseas territories of France and Corsica, will take part in it.
The Baku Initiative Group (BIG) was created on July 6, 2023, in Baku by participants in the Complete Elimination of Colonialism conference within the framework of the ministerial meeting of the Coordination Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement chaired by the Republic of Azerbaijan.
BIG supports the struggle for the freedom of peoples in various regions of the world still suffering from colonization in the 21st century.