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, said the head of the state Duma on international Affairs Alexei Pushkov. first Deputy chief of staff of the state Duma, the head of Department on public relations and interaction with mass media Yury Shuvalov said that the speaker of the state Duma Sergei Naryshkin on July 23, will hold a meeting with the delegation of the French Parliament headed by co-chair of the Association Franco-Russian dialogue ", people's Deputy of the National Assembly Thierry Mariani. According to Shuvalov, the French deputies also suggest to visit the Crimea. "When the French elected officials going to the Crimea, They thereby show that they know the mood of the Crimeans. Because the West has taken only anti-democratic position: referendum not to recognize, and come only from the position of Kiev and Poroshenko. But Kiev and Poroshenko do not represent the people who live in Crimea. There are more than two million people, and They can decide their own destiny, " said Fins news the gun. in his vision, the Visit of the French delegation to the Peninsula - a great political move." It shows that in the EU in addition to supporters of punishments there are also significant political forces who want to seriously understand the problem with his own eyes at the sentiment on the Peninsula, that There is really happening, which is not possible for them to rely on the Western media, which, as a rule, seriously distort the picture, and who believe that the future of Europe lies not in fruitless attempts to isolate Russia and to establish a comprehensive and constructive dialogue ", - noted the people's Deputy. Pushkov showed, because it will be the first ever visit of the delegation of parliamentarians from the major countries of the European Union in the Crimea. Until now the Peninsula from the European Union came only individual politicians, public figures, elected officials, most importantly, pertaining to the So-called euroskeptic parties, He said. "for example, a significant number of them participated in monitoring the referendum held in Crimea in March 2014. Such a delegation, representing the leading political forces of France or any other European country. So this is in some sense a breakthrough, " said head of the state Duma. Speaking of the upcoming meeting of the French parliamentarians to the speaker of the state Duma Sergei Naryshkin, He clarified that the meeting will be the third in a relatively short period. "When you consider, as this is one of the most crisis periods in our relations with Western countries, and France, in connection with the crisis around Ukraine, I Must admit that the French elected officials are most active in the field of contacts with Russia," added Pushkov. He emphasized that these trips as a rule, not under the leadership of the National Assembly and the government of France." We must pay tribute to these deputies, They demonstrate the independence, the ability to rise above such uskorenie considerations. They demonstrate an understanding that without the Russian settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, Ukrainian fall impossible. They demonstrate an understanding that without Russia, the EU and France will lose the opportunity to take seriously the issue of security on the European continent, " He concluded.