The majority of the inhabitants of the Crimea during the years of peace annexation of Ukraine in the period from 1991 to 2014 feel in a foreign land and wanted to be back in Russia, said the speaker of the state Duma of Russia Sergei Naryshkin at a meeting with a delegation of French parliamentarians who are planning to visit Crimea. "I'm sure the citizens will tell you honestly what they felt and what lived in those 23 years, from 1991 to 2014, when due to some circumstances, the Crimea, really, was peaceful, but annexed by Ukraine, underline ? peacefully. Know that the vast majority of Crimean residents all these years felt that it is placed in a foreign land, and they wanted to be back on the historical native land, in the Russian Federation", - has said Naryshkin, RIA " Novosti ".
on Thursday in the capital of Russia has arrived to the French parliamentary delegation, which is going to visit Crimea. Remember, Sunday in Crimea for a two-day visit of the French parliamentary delegation, consisting of 10 deputies and a Senator. Eight participants ? the center-right members of the party of Nicolas Sarkozy "Republicans" (former " Union for a popular movement ), one ? from centrists and leftists. During the visit, the MPs will meet with the head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov and the speaker of the state Council of the Republic Vladimir Konstantinov. Authorized French delegation will visit Yalta, where you will be able to communicate with regional residents and travelers on the promenade. March 16, 2014 Crimea held a referendum on the status of autonomy, more than 96% of participants who were in favor of joining region in Russia. On March 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the law on ratification of the agreement on joining of the Crimea and Sevastopol a part of Russia, as well as the decree about formation of the Crimean Federal district.
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