France is lifting a state of emergency in its overseas territory of New Caledonia after 12 days, the office of President Emmanuel Macron announced in Paris said on Monday. The measure, introduced on May 15 amid unrest in the South Pacific overseas territory, will not be extended and will end on Tuesday morning at 5 am local time (1800 GMT Monday), French media quoted the Elysée Palace as saying. French media reported that the French government was hoping the move would help dialogue. However, it went on to say that the prerequisite for concrete negotiations was for roadblocks set up by the dem…