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New Zealand foreign minister calls for 'more compromise' on New Caledonia

Comments on territory in Japan speech spark response from French envoy

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters (Photo by Takuya Fujiwara) 

TOKYO -- New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Friday that "more compromise" is needed to address the ongoing situation in New Caledonia during a speech, parts of which sparked a protest from a French diplomat in attendance.

During the address in Tokyo, Peters, who also serves as deputy prime minister, addressed tensions in the French territory, which erupted in riots in May and have simmered on with sporadic violence.

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