The proposal for the signing of the memorandum was made by the Speaker of the Advisory Council of Qatar.
“We propose to sign a memorandum of understanding and cooperation between the Qatar Advisory Council and the State Duma,” said Ahmad Bin Abdulla Bin Zaid Al
Mahmoud and noted that this will allow the exchange of experience in various
fields, including in the field of legislation and parliamentarism, as well as will
contribute to the development of the interaction of our countries. “We are
ready to present you the draft memorandum so that you can finalize it, and we
will be happy to visit Moscow and, if appropriate, to sign the document,” he
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) supported this idea. He noted that the heads of our states, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, do a lot for the development of relations between Russia and Qatar.
“I support your proposal,” said the Chairman of the State Duma and pointed out
that member of the Committee on International Affairs Evgenii Primakov
Evgenii Aleksandrovich
will
coordinate the work on the document from the State Duma. Viacheslav Volodin believes
that this step will contribute to the development of relations between the two
countries. Besides, he pointed out the need to create model legislation. “It
would be right to create model legislation, to harmonize it, especially in the sphere of anti-terrorism security,” said Viacheslav Volodin.
Sanctions and the World Cup
Ahmad Bin Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud said that Qatar is now under sanctions, but the country's economy is only developing. He pointed out the experience of Russia in opposing sanction pressure. He also said that Qatar would like to study the Russian experience for the organization of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in the country. “We want to study your experience and use your best practices,” said Ahmad Bin Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud.
Viacheslav Volodin emphasized: “We understand you like no other country.” Russia also faced sanctions. “Confronted with sanctions we must mobilize,” said the Chairman of the State Duma and noted that only this could help to overcome obstacles.
The parliamentarian of Qatar also thanked Viacheslav Volodin for his speech at the Opening ceremony of the Meeting, in which he condemned double standards in world politics and urged parliamentarians around the world not to remain silent in response to threats to global security. The Speaker of the Advisory Council invited the Chairman of the State Duma to pay an official visit to Doha.
The Chairman of the State Duma also met with Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea Moon Hee-sang. During the meeting, the parties discussed the venue of the next Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries Parliaments.
Viacheslav Volodin emphasized the importance of this format as a dialogue platform for solving both global problems and finding answers to questions of specific countries and peoples.
Moon Hee-sang noted that he was amazed by how the format of the Meeting of Speakers evolved and thanked Viacheslav Volodin for his efforts as a co-organizer of the event.
