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Viacheslav Volodin: the safety of Russian citizens should be guaranteed

According to the Chairman of the State Duma, acting like this the extremists hurt the welfare of the Georgian citizens and business

State Duma linked the actions of the Georgian radicals to attempts to hinder the development of relations between our countries

Chairman of the Committee on Issues of Public Associations and Religious Organizations, President of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy Sergei Gavrilov also noted that the radicals that attacked the Russian delegation may be associated with the former President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili

Viacheslav Volodin condemned the actions of the Georgian authorities, who allowed the attack on the Russian delegation to the IAO

Commenting on the attack on the Russian delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy, the Chairman of the State Duma told parliamentary journalists that the actions of the Georgian authorities during the IAO session contradict the rules of organizing international events

Group of State Duma members participates in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation

Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma Olga Timofeeva noted that the PABSEC acts as a catalyst for dialogue and development of the Black Sea countries. The participants of the 53rd General Assembly will study reports on the work of the organizations of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, discuss prospects for the development of energy in the region, consider various social issues, including the pension system

State Duma formed its part of the delegation to attend the PACE session

This was announced by Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin. He also stressed that the final decision on whether the Russian delegation participated in the session would be taken if the Assembly’s regulations on equal rights of delegations amended

Viacheslav Volodin: the decision to suspend the implementation of the INF Treaty was supported by all political factions of the State Duma

The Chairman of the State Duma reminded that “the law gives the head of state the right at any time to decide on the full renewal of the INF Treaty if the situation changes and the United States starts again to fulfill its obligations”

State Duma supported the decision of the President of the Russian Federation to suspend the INF Treaty

The decision on the renewal by the Russian Federation of the Treaty Between the USA and the USSR on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles will be taken by the President of Russia. The suspension of the Treaty is caused by the need to protect the national interests of our country

56th session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia took place in Minsk

Formation of a single legal space and actualization of actions on implementation of the provisions of the Treaty on the Union State were the key topics of the session

Viacheslav Volodin proposed to activate work within the framework of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia

According to the Chairman of the State Duma, the parliamentarians of our states need to expand the formats of work that will allow making it more dynamic

Leaders of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia laid wreaths to the Victory Monument

Ceremony was traditionally held in the capital of the Republic of Belarus on the eve of the Memorial Day June 22

Delegation of the State Duma headed by Viacheslav Volodin arrived in Minsk

In the capital of the Republic of Belarus, the 56th session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia will take place on 17 June. During the meeting, the priorities of the further development of the Union State and the activities of the Assembly will be discussed

Viacheslav Volodin: interest in the International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism” is growing — parliamentarians and experts from more than 110 countries will participate in it

The Chairman of the State Duma said that issues of international security, digital economy, and environmental protection will be the main topics of the International Forum "Development of Parliamentarism"

Council of the State Duma will decide on the application to PACE and approve the composition of the delegation on June 19

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin specified that the delegation consists of seven representatives of the Federation Council and 11 members of the State Duma. It is planned that the delegation will be headed by Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy

Viacheslav Volodin congratulated Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on his election as President of Kazakhstan

The Chairman of the State Duma expects that relations between Russia and Kazakhstan, including at the inter-parliamentary level, will be actively developed with the support of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Viacheslav Volodin expressed hope that the political situation in Moldova will be resolved

The Chairman of the State Duma is confident that the legitimately elected authorities of the Republic will support the development of Moldova within the principles of the supremacy of law, democracy and respect for the choice of citizens

Viacheslav Volodin congratulated Zinaida Greceanîi on her election as Chairwoman of the Parliament of Moldova

Chairman of the State Duma said that the sanctions will not affect fulfillment of the state's obligations to citizens

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin in an interview to the TV channel "Russia 1" at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum-2019 said that no matter who imposed sanctions against Russia, the authorities will be able to deal with this situation and fulfill all its obligations to citizens

Russia is waiting for concrete steps to cease hostilities in southeastern Ukraine

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin told this in an interview with the TV channel Russia 1 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum-2019

Chairman of the State Duma and deputies took part in the gala evening on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and China

The event took place in the Bolshoi Theater after the talks between the leaders of the two countries that were held earlier at the Kremlin

Representatives of the State Duma will start consultations with the PACE leadership on guarantees of equal rights of national delegations on June 10

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin told parliamentary journalists that Deputy Chairman of the state Duma Petr Tolstoy and Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy will attend these meetings