Mamonaheng
Mokitimi, President of the Senate of the Kingdom of Lesotho,
is among those who arrived today, on June 29, to Moscow. She thanked the Russian side for the warm welcome.
“We look
forward for being friends and cooperating,”
said the Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma Irina Iarovaia
Irina Anatolievna
, when meeting Mamonaheng Mokitimi.
The Second Vice-President of the Senate of the Kingdom of Cambodia Tep Ngorn stressed
that “we hope for productive cooperation between the Russian Federation and Cambodia.”
“The people and the Russian parliament are our friends,” he said.
“I am very glad that we came to this important conference between Russia and Africa to develop cooperation between the parliaments,” said the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Zimbabwe Jacob Mudenda.
He noted the friendly relations between Russia and Zimbabwe.
Speaker of the Council of Representatives of the National Assembly of Bahrain Fawzia Abdulla Zainal, speaking of the programme of the Forum, noted that “all the topics to be discussed are very
important.”
Patrick Matibini,
Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Zambia, expressed hope that
“this Forum will indeed be a continuation of our cooperation.”
In addition, a delegation of parliamentarians from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg arrived in Moscow today. The Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Issues of the CIS and Contacts with Fellow Countrymen Umakhan Umakhanov
Umakhan Magomedgadjieviсh
headed the delegation of Russian
parliamentarians who met their colleagues from Luxembourg at Domodedovo Airport.
Welcoming the delegation, he expressed gratitude for the kind response to the invitation of the Russian side to take part in the Forum. The parliamentarian
also noted that according to numerous requests from compatriots and members of the State Duma, the Interparliamentary
Friendship Group with the Parliament of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was
created by order of the Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav 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)
. He also
told the guests about the initiatives of the friendship group, in particular,
about the established Expert Advisory Council, which included representatives
of Russian business community.
Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg, Kox Henri Marie Gérard expressed gratitude for the goodwill of the meeting of their delegation and noted that they expect that their arrival will help to improve parliamentary ties, especially between our two countries.
On Saturday, the first delegates from the People’s Republic of Bangladesh also arrived in Moscow.
Members of the Parliament Mohammad Zillul Hakim and Shamsul Hoque Tuku were met
by the member of the State Duma, coordinator of the Interparliamentary Group on interaction with Parliament of the People's
Republic of Bangladesh, Andrei Kozenko
Andrei Dmitrieviсh
. He noted
that “inter-parliamentary relations today are very important not only for strengthening cooperation between states, but also for preserving peace and maintaining stability in this difficult time.” Andrei Kozenko wished his
colleagues fruitful work.
In their turn, members of the Parliament of Bangladesh thanked for the warm welcome and said that they are very happy to be in Moscow, especially at such an important event as the International Forum.
Member of the Committee on State Building and Legislation Irina Belykh
Irina Victorovna
welcomed
the delegation from Sierra Leone at the airport.
“It is very important for us that the delegation is headed by the Speaker of the country's Parliament, Abass Chernor Bundu, this showes a high representation of the upcoming Forum,” she said.
Irina Belykh also stressed the importance of developing relations with the African continent and noted that Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs pays great attention to this area.
“The ambassador speaks Russian fluently, it turned out that he studied in the Soviet Union. Our guests noted that modern Russia significantly differs from what it looked like before, in the 90s. Moscow has become brighter, more beautiful on the streets. It is pleasant to realize that our foreign colleagues see our country as strong and successful, they have high expectations with the International Forum, I hope that this communication will help us to establish even more productive cooperation between our countries, ”said Irina Belykh.
The Second International Forum ”The Development of Parliamentarism“ will be held on July 1–3 in Moscow. Earlier, the Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin said that “we are waiting for about 800 foreign representatives from 131 countries. 85 countries will be represented at the level of official parliamentary delegations, of which 37 are African countries. ”
