“We should wait for a decision [on the adoption of a resolution on the equality of delegations]. The first steps that have been taken [by PACE], in general, are encouraging and they show that the majority is reasonable in relation to all topics that may be unacceptable for us,” said Viacheslav Volodin
Volodin
Vyacheslav Victorovich
The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the eighth convocation. Elected in single mandate constituency № 163 (Saratov constituency - Saratov Oblast)
to journalists.
At the same time, he stressed that the application for the participation of the Russian Federation would be submitted only after the adoption of the resolution.
“We should first wait for the PACE decision on the resolution, then we will submit an application [to confirm the delegation’s credentials]. We have not submitted the application yet. We will wait for the meeting to end, and if a resolution is adopted, we will submit an application, and our colleagues will fly out at night,” said the Chairman of the State Duma.