The French foreign Ministry regrets the visit of French parliamentarians in the Crimea
French authorities believe the failures of international law, the visit of a group of parliamentarians of this country to the Crimea, said on Wednesday the official representative of the foreign Ministry of France Romain Nadal.
French MPs on Thursday after a trip to the capital of Russia to Crimea, where he will visit Yalta, Simferopol and Sevastopol will hold a series of meetings with the local leadership. The composition of the French delegation, headed by people's Deputy of the National Assembly, a member of the Department of international relations Thierry Mariani, includes nine other parliamentarians, including Senator Yves Pozzo di Borgo, the people's Deputy, the Mayor of the XVI district of Paris Claude Goasguen as well as different regions of France.
"the story is about the personal initiative of parliamentarians. We are very sorry about this. Such a Journey is actually the failures of international law, " said Nadal at the press conference on Wednesday, adding that the trip is sent to a group of 10 MPs.
first head of the state Duma on international Affairs Alexei Pushkov said that the visit of French parliamentarians in the Crimea is a serious step that shows that in the EU there are significant political forces, demonstrating the ability to rise above " uskorenie considerations and the desire to understand the sentiment on the Peninsula.
Crimea became a Russian region after the March 2014 referendum in which a Large number of residents, do not recognise the legitimacy of the February coup in Ukraine, voted for joining the Russian Federation. In the capital of Russia notice that the referendum in Crimea complies with international law and the UN Charter.
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