"The minister is currently on his way to the West Indies (where) he will deepen on the spot the exchanges" of the last days, explained a source of the ministry who did not wish to specify the time of arrival "for security reasons" .
"In the two territories of Martinique and Guadeloupe, a notable return to calm took place in the night from Saturday to Sunday thanks to the tireless work of the police," said this source.
The elected officials of Guadeloupe had asked Saturday for the arrival of an interministerial delegation on the subject of "State powers" after the government put on the table the question of the autonomy of the island, shaken like its neighbor Martinique by a social explosion.
Before flying to the West Indies, Mr. Lecornu welcomed "the method agreement signed last night (Paris time) between the State, the local elected officials of Martinique and the intersyndicale which will allow the opening of discussions on the main issues of the territory (health, fuel prices, youth, transport, etc.) ", underlines the Minister's entourage.
"Some of these themes concern the State, others more the local authorities: everyone will play their part", explains this source which took "note of the commitment of the intersyndicale to temporarily lift the roadblocks".
"Social dialogue for hospital staff and unvaccinated firefighters will continue," adds this source.
On Friday, in a televised address to Guadeloupe, Mr. Lecornu said the government was "ready" to raise the issue of more autonomy if this could allow "to solve the real problems of the daily life of Guadeloupe".
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