France, May 1 -- French Overseas Minister Manuel Valls has launched a third round of talks between pro and anti-independence groups inNew Caledonia. Amid deepening divisions over last year's unrest, he warned that further chaos could be in store if all parties don't shoulder their responsibilities.

Valls began the third round of discussions on Wednesday in the capital Noumea, determined to secure an agreement on the future of the French overseas territory.

"It's either an agreement or chaos, and everything must be done to ensure we succeed," he told Nouvelle Caledonie La 1ere radio, hours after holding separate meetings with the various pro and anti-independence delegations.

Without an agreement, there could be no stability "and withou...