PARIS, April 20. /TASS/. It is important to remember the need to respect
the right to self-determination when it comes to the Crimea issue, former
French Prime Minister, presidential candidate Francois Fillon said in an
interview with Le Figaro daily.
According
to him, "there are two fundamental principles that need to be observed
although they contradict each other - the respect for state borders and the
right to self-determination." "No one will argue that from the
historical, cultural and linguistic points of view Crimea is Russian. It is no
use demanding that Russia leave Crimea because it is never going to
happen," Fillon added.
He proposed
that a conference under the United Nations auspices be convened to discuss the
future of Crimea "so that a solution could be found."
Source: ITAR-TASS 20-04-2017