The presidential nominee of France's Republican party, President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France Valerie Pecresse made an illegal visit to Russian peacekeepers' zone of responsibility, France TV columnist Julien Nény wrote on his Twitter page.
According to him, the politician held meetings with separatists, Sputnik Armenia reports.
On December 21, Pecresse met with Armenian President Armen Sargsyan and Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan.
During her speech at a press conference following the talks, the French presidential candidate expressed the opinion that she deserved the support of the Armenians, working as the president of the Regional Council of Île-de-France, called for the release of the Armenian saboteurs detained in Azerbaijan, and announced her intention to organize an international conference in support of Armenia if elected president.
Earlier, another French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour visited Armenia.
