The Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav 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)
held a meeting with the President of the National Transitional Council of the Republic of Mali Malick Diaw.
Vyacheslav Volodin stressed that relations between Russia and Mali were based on the agreements reached by the presidents and noted the necessity to develop cooperation within the framework of the parliamentary dimension.
“It is very important to use the capabilities of the Russia-Africa Conference to lay the foundation, to do everything to ensure that these relations yield good results for our nations,” said the Chairman of the State Duma.
Vyacheslav Volodin proposed to reach an inter-parliamentary agreement between the State Duma and the Parliament of Mali at the next meeting.
Cooperation with other countries should be based on the principles of respect and non-interference in sovereign affairs, as he stressed.
The President of the National Transitional Council of the Republic of Mali Malick Diaw expressed his gratitude for the invitation to participate in the International Parliamentary Conference “Russia – Africa”.
“First of all, I would like to express gratitude to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir V. Putin, as well as the Parliament of the Russian Federation for inviting the delegation of Mali to participate in the Parliamentary Conference,” emphasized Malick Diaw.
According to him, “this invitation is very important for the Malian people and shows the kind attitude of our Russian friends.”
“Russia helps developing our cooperation, especially on the issues of security. We also want to address together other challenges we face in the field of education and healthcare development,” said Malick Diaw.
On 19–20
March 2023, the State Duma hosts the Second International Parliamentary
Conference “Russia – Africa” in Moscow.
More than 40 official parliamentary delegations from almost all African countries will take part in the Conference. Representatives of the scientific, educational and expert communities from Russia and African countries, members of the State Duma, federal executive authorities, senators of the Federation Council, chairmen of the legislative bodies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, representatives of the business community will also take part in the events of the Conference.
The objectives of the Conference are to strengthen parliamentary cooperation with African countries in the conditions of formation of a multipolar world, to develop relations and develop common approaches to legal regulation in the economy, science and education and security.
On March 19, on the first day of the Conference, there will be held the following round tables:
On March 19, there will be also held a business breakfast with participation of the parliamentary delegations of African states and Russian business representatives.
On March 20, there will be held a plenary session of the International Parliamentary Conference entitled “Russia-Africa in the multipolar world”.
As part of the events of the Conference, the Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin will hold bilateral meetings with several heads of delegations, speakers of parliaments and chambers of parliaments of African countries.
The Conference is planned to be held just few months before the Second Russia-Africa Summit, which is planned to be held on July 2023 in Saint Petersburg.
The First International Conference “Russia – Africa” was held in Moscow in 2019.
