France has confirmed that it will sign the so-called Papeete Accords with French Polynesia before the end of Francois Hollande's term as president to recognise the nuclear legacy.
Outgoing French President Francois Hollande Photo: AFP
This was announced by the territory's French High Commissioner Rene Bidal in Paris.
The Accords provide the creation of a memorial, the clean-up of the former military base on Hao atoll as well as the compensation for the victims of the French nuclear weapons tests carried out in the South Pacific between 1966 and 1996.
The Accords are also slated to create real equality between the French mainland and French Polynesia whose economy is lagging behind.
Last year, French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch said the Papeete Accords would redefine the relationship which he said he would like to tie into the framework of the United Nations.
This is to counter the 2013 reinscripton of French Polynesia on the UN decolonisation list, which France has refused to recognise.
