2nd International Forum ”Development of Parliamentarism“: the day of arrival of delegations. Text translation

9:00 — The delegation of the Republic of Mozambique, headed by member of the National Assembly Jose Mateus Kathupha, arrived in Moscow. They were met by a member of the Committee on Security and Corruption Control Farit Ganiev Ganiev
Farit Glusoviсh at the Domodedovo Airport. The members of the delegation thanked the Russian side for the invitation and kindly welcome.

Also on Sunday morning, a delegation of the Republic of Rwanda, headed by Vice-Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Edda Mukabagwiza, arrived in Moscow. The guests informed that it is their first visit to Russia and expressed great interest in the Forum and further cooperation.

10:40 — Mahmadsaid Ubaydulloyev, Chairman of the Majlisi Milli of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan arrived at the Moscow Domodedovo Airport. He was met by Farit Ganiev.

11:00 — Member of the Committee on Energy Gennadii Skliar Sklyar
Gennady Ivanovich welcomed the delegation from Iran, led by First Deputy Chairman of the Islamic Consultative Council of the Islamic Republic Masoud Pezeshkian, at the airport. The delegation also included a member of the Supreme National Security Council, Alireza Rahimi.

Gennady Skliar said that the guests from Iran are focused on active work. “Together with security issues, we will discuss new projects in the field of energy, transport, trade, medicine and humanitarian cooperation. Interparliamentary forms of work should play a large role in all this. The friendship group between the Parliament of Iran and the State Duma is actively working in this direction,” the parliamentarian said.

12:08 pm — Cora Cecilia Pinedo Alonso, Chairwoman of the Mexican Senate Commission on Foreign Affairs, arrived in the Russian capital. She was met at the airport by Farit Ganiev.

12:36 pm — A delegation from Tunisia arrived in Moscow to participate in the Forum. It is headed by the Second Vice-President of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, Faouzia Ben Fodha. Upon arrival, she noted that the Forum would help improve relations between our countries, and also thanked for the reception and the invitation.

1:00 pm — Member of the Committee on International Affairs, head of the “Friendship Group” with the League of Arab States, Rasul Botashev Botashev
Rasul Borisoviсh , met a delegation from the Kingdom of Morocco led by First Deputy Chairman of the Parliament Slimane El Omrani and a delegation from the Federal Republic of Somalia, headed by the Speaker of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament of Somalia Abdi Hashi Abdullahi. The meetings were held in a warm and friendly atmosphere. The heads of delegations expressed their readiness to take an active part in the upcoming International Forum and discuss the development and strengthening of international cooperation between the countries.

1:38 p.m. — The delegation of Armenia headed by Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic Ararat Mirzoyan arrived in Moscow. At the airport, they were met by the Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma, Olga Epifanova Epifanova
Olga Nilolaevna .

2:34 p.m. – A delegation from Austria came to work at the 2nd International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”. It is headed by Reinhold Lopatka, Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee of the Austrian Parliament. Guests were met by Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma Olga Timofeeva Timofeyeva
Olga Victorovna and Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Issues of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Contacts with Fellow Countryman Umakhan Umakhanov Umakhanov
Umakhan Magomedgadjieviсh  at the Domodedovo airport. “We hope that our parliamentary dialogue at the Forum will contribute to the development of new areas of relations in Europe,” he said.

Reinhold Lopatka believes that ”during the three-day Forum interesting meetings and exchange of views will take place.“

2:50 p.m. – The delegation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan headed by Chairman of the National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Asad Qaiser arrived to participate in the 2nd International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”. Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma Olga Timofeeva and Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Control and Regulations, coordinator of the deputy group on relations with the parliament of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mikhail Romanov Romanov
Mikhail Valentinovich met the delegation at the airport.

At the meeting, parliamentarians discussed the development of multilateral cooperation between the countries, as well as the development of trade and economic relations. The Speaker of the Lower Chamber of Pakistan accepted the invitation of Mikhail Romanov to visit St. Petersburg.

3:05 p.m. – Olga Timofeeva met the delegation of the Republic of Kenya in Moscow. The country is represented by Senator Kajwang’ Moses Otieno.

3:15 p.m. – Faustin Boukoubi, Chairman of the National Assembly of the Gabonese Republic, arrived in Moscow to participate in the Forum. He was greeted at the airport by Olga Epifanova.

3:25 p.m. – The delegation of parliamentarians from the Republic of Seychelles arrived in Moscow. It is headed by Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Ahmed Afif. The delegation also included a member of the National Assembly, a representative of the Government in the National Assembly, Charles De Commarmond. Umakhan Umakhanov met guests at the airport. During the meeting, the parties noted the long-standing friendship of Russia and the Republic of Seychelles, the continuous development of economic relations and cooperation in the tourism sector.

For his part, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Seychelles, Ahmed Afif, expressed appreciation for the warm welcome and the creation of a good atmosphere for future work.

4:09 p.m. — The delegation from South Ossetia headed by the Chairman of the Parliament of the Republic Alan Tadtaev arrived in Moscow. 

4:16 p.m. — The delegation from Angola headed by the President of the National Assembly of the Republic Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos arrived in Moscow. He stated that he was glad to come to such a “heroic country” as Russia. “Russia has always supported Angola,” he said. — And we are sure that we will meet our old friends here again. There are close bilateral ties between our parliaments, and parliaments both in Russia and Angola play a large role in the international arena. ” The parliamentarian also expressed confidence that it would be possible to find new points for strengthening and developing relations between the two states at the Forum.

4:38 p.m. — The delegation from Egypt was met at the airport by Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Issues of the CIS and Contacts with Fellow Countrymen Umakhan Umakhanov, Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma Olga Timofeeva and member of the Committee on Issues of the CIS and Contacts with Fellow Countrymen Irek Zinnurov Zinnurov
Irek Khaidaroviсh . The delegation was headed by Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Arab Republic of Egypt Ali Abdel Aal Sayyed Ahmed. This is the most representative delegation. Olga Timofeeva told the Egyptian delegation that ”a special working group has been created in Russia to interact with parliamentarians from African countries.“

The Speaker of the House of Representatives of Egypt also expressed his wish to ”enhance cooperation in such areas as finance and economic.“

5:58 p.m. — The Italian delegation arrived in Moscow to take part in the Second International Forum ”Development of Parliamentarism.“ Guests were greeted at the Sheremetyevo airport by Oleg Bykov Bykov
Oleg Petrovich , member of the Committee on State Building and Legislation. The delegation included a representative of the Senate of the Republic of Italy Francesco Laforgia and an employee of the Italian Department of International Cooperation Monica Delli Priscoli.

Francesco Laforgia thanked the Russian Parliament for the warm welcome and stressed: “It is an honor for me to take part in the Forum and represent the Senate of Italy. I am sure that those two days of the Forum will be productive. ”

6:09 p.m. — The delegation of the People’s Republic of China headed by the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the National Congress of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Guangya, arrived at Sheremetyevo Airport.

The delegation of the People's Republic of China was met by the Deputy Chairwoman of the Committee on Control and Regulation Larisa Shoygu Shoygu
Larisa Kuzhugetovna . “I am sure that the work of the Forum will be interesting and fruitful, and the participation of the Chinese delegation in it will help strengthen friendly relations between Russia and China, will enhance inter-parliamentary cooperation, and also help to discuss comprehensively and objectively all topics and issues of the Forum,” said the member of the State Duma, welcoming the guests.

“I am glad to be here today and am pleased to cooperate with the Russian parliament and speak personally with you. I do not doubt that together we will strengthen our interaction in all sectors of the economy and spheres of life,” said Wang Guangya.

6:17 p.m. — Larisa Shoygu also met at the Sheremetyevo airport today Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Sabor of the Republic of Croatia Ivan Ćelić. She expressed hope that the Russian-Croatian inter-parliamentary relations will receive a new impetus and will only strengthen.

“Thank you very much for the warm welcome and concern, Russia and Croatia have common Slavic roots and with the help of the Forum we will certainly be able to help our countries to find stability and strengthen friendly relations,” said Ivan Ćelić.

6:25 p.m. – Konstantin Slyshchenko, a member of the Committee on Natural Resources, Property and Land, met the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) headed by Deputy Chairman of the DPRK Supreme People’s Assembly Pak Kum-hui.

“I am glad to welcome you on Russian soil and look forward to fruitful cooperation both within the framework of the International Forum and within the framework of everyday contacts between the parliaments of Russia and the DPRK,” said Konstantin Slyshchenko. Pak Kum-hui thanked for the warm welcome and the invitation to take part in the International Forum.

8:51p.m. — Deputy Chairman of the ommittee on Economic Policy, Industry, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, coordinator of the “friendship group” on relations with foreign parliaments of the Republic of Indonesia, the Kingdom of Thailand, Malaysia, the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Singapore, Denis Kravchenko met the official delegation of Indonesia. He stressed that in the modern world, the development of intergovernmental cooperation is especially needed. “The world needs an active creative role of parliamentary diplomacy and exchange of parliamentary experience, which by negotiations and identification of contacts can make a constructive contribution to overcoming the current difficulties in international and domestic affairs,” said Denis Kravchenko.

The parliamentarian also added that Russia and Indonesia have a great prospect of trade and economic cooperation.

“By exchanging successful parliamentary practices at the Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”, lawmakers will be able to develop democratic institutions more effectively. We count on our further fruitful cooperation,” the parliamentarian stressed, welcoming foreign guests.

8:56 p.m. — The delegation from Kyrgyzstan arrived in Moscow. It consists of Vice-Chairman of the Jogorku Kenesh Aida Kasymalieva and Chairwoman of the Committee of the Jogorku Kenesh on constitutional legislation, government, judicial and legal issues and regulations, Natalia Nikitenko. They were met by members of the inter-parliamentary “friendship group” with Kyrgyzstan Megen Oorzhak Oorzhak
Megen Dadar-ooloviсh and Tatiana Alekseeva Alekseeva
Tatiana Olegovna .

They also met the delegation of Kazakhstan, that includes Vice-Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Vladimir Bozhko. “Viacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma, pays special attention to the International Forum, which is a powerful mean in strengthening inter-parliamentary cooperation,” said Megen Oorzhak.

The guests expressed sincere gratitude for organizing a warm welcome.