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January 30, 2020

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs commented on the cancellation of the visit of the Dutch parliamentarians to Russia

Leonid Slutskiy stressed that "the scandal with the cancellation of the visit of the parliamentary delegation from the Netherlands to Russia could have been provoked in advance." “On the other hand, we reaffirm our willingness to continue our communications with the parliamentarians of the Netherlands and with the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Second Chamber. Members of the State Duma quite constructively communicate with them at international platforms, including PACE,” he said

January 28, 2020

Leonid Slutskiy: “Any secondary sanctions against the Russian delegation to PACE will again make us leave the Assembly”

This opinion was expressed by the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs. At the same time, he noted that “without unnecessary utopia, I would have considered such development very unlikely within the framework of raising the question of the ratification of our credentials”. “In Strasbourg, it’s becoming more and more interesting, and the work of the Russian delegation is more and more effective. It’s still not easy for us, but we will continue our work,” he stressed

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy

January 23, 2020

Russian delegation in PACE will raise the issue of clarifying the mechanism for depriving delegations of their credentials

According to Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy and Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy, delegates from Russia will raise the issue of increasing the quorum for taking reactive measures to countries violating the principles of the Council of Europe

January 15, 2020

Leonid Slutskiy met with Kazem Jalali

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran discussed issues of bilateral cooperation, including in the parliamentary dimension, and the situation in the region

January 10, 2020

Leonid Slutskiy considers the resolution of the Polish Sejm “rare cynicism”

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs noted that the document does not stand up to criticism, and indicated that adopting such resolutions the country's parliament is trying to cover up, rehabilitate flirting of its own previous statesmen with the Nazi regime

December 19, 2019

Leonid Slutskiy: the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump is a revenge of the Democrats

"The vote in the House of Representatives for the impeachment against Trump is the result of internal party confrontation and the revenge of the Democrats for the defeat in the 2016 presidential election," said the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs

December 12, 2019

Members of the State Duma condemned the US bill on designation of Russia as ”a sponsor of terrorism“

Calling our country a “state sponsor of terrorism” is dishonorable and irresponsible, said the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy

December 10, 2019

Leonid Slutskiy commented on the outcomes of negotiations between Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky

According to the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, Leonid Slutskiy, the main result of the talks held in Paris between the presidents of Russia and Ukraine is the “unblocking” and restarting of the peace process in the Donbass

December 6, 2019

Leonid Slutskiy: detention of Igor Kucheryavy is political revenge

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs believes that "Kiev continues to hunt for Crimean people who refused to recognize the unconstitutional coup in 2014 and submit to the bloody junta of Poroshenko." That’s what he commented on the detention of the member of United Russia by the Security Service of Ukraine

December 4, 2019

Leonid Slutskiy commented on the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Germany

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy expressed his confidence that the Russian side will respond “adequately and symmetrically, in accordance with existing diplomatic practice”

December 4, 2019

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs told about denial of visas to the United States

According to the Chairman of the Committee Leonid Slutskiy, new obstacles are being created for Russian representatives who go to the United States to participate in international events

December 4, 2019

Leonid Slutskiy: Russia will raise the issue of violation of the rights of national minorities in Ukraine in PACE

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs noted that violation of the rights of national minorities in Ukraine requires the close attention of the international community. He thinks that “the PACE reaction will be an indicator of the true support for democracy and European values”

November 28, 2019

Members of the International Committee took part in a round table on the protection of the rights and interests of Russian citizens staying abroad

Members of the Committee on International Affairs discussed a situation with the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of Russian citizens staying abroad at the roundtable organized by the Federation Council

November 20, 2019

Leonid Slutskiy: actions of the Estonian authorities set us back for almost 15 years

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs commented on the ratification of the Russian-Estonian State Border Treaty

November 20, 2019

Leonid Slutskiy met with Mexican Ambassador to Russia Norma Bertha Pensado Moreno

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mexico to the Russian Federation noted the intensification of bilateral inter-parliamentary cooperation, and also discussed the possibility of holding a joint meeting of the foreign policy committees of the State Duma and the Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of Mexico

November 13, 2019

Leonid Slutskiy and Ann K. Hofer called for strengthening Russian-Philippine interparliamentary cooperation

During the meeting with the delegation of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the Republic of the Philippines, the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs noted the need to increase the trade volume between the two countries

November 11, 2019

Leonid Slutskiy: what is happening in Bolivia is the result of a campaign orchestrated outside the country

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs noted that "it is well-known that the United States called for active mobilization against the elected head of state, Evo Morales"

October 17, 2019

Leonid Slutskiy called for a revision of international agreements signed by Russia

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs also noted that the parliamentarians are ready to submit for consideration the draft law introduced by the President of the Russian Federation on the withdrawal of the statement made upon ratification of the Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts

October 9, 2019

State Duma will send an address to the leadership of the US Parliament in connection with the incident in New York

This was announced by Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy after the meeting of the Council of the State Duma. Also, according to him, the State Duma will cancel the planned trips of members of the State Duma to the United States for the near future, but there are no plans of reducing inter-parliamentary ties

October 7, 2019

Leonid Slutskiy called the actions of US security services in relation to Inga Iumasheva illegal

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs reminded that Iumasheva is a member of the Committee of the State Duma on International Affairs and "has a diplomatic passport like all other deputies." “That is why I consider the hourly detention of Iumasheva by FBI officers to be absolutely illegal. The Russian Embassy in the United States has already filed a note of protest. We are waiting for reaction and explanations of the American authorities,” he concluded

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