Vyacheslav Volodin: Russia and Algeria to create a high-level inter-parliamentary commission
Chairman of the State Duma announced that following his visit to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
The friendship
between Algeria and Russia had been tested by time, and “our duty is to carefully preserve it and pass it on to future generations”, as noted 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)
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“We take a common position at all international organizations, at the United Nations. This is the position of friends, and this is how we see our colleagues, people of Algeria. These are friendly people, our strategic counterparts,” emphasized the Chairman of the State Duma.
“Taking into account the agreement signed last year by our heads of states — the presidents of Russia and Algeria — on a deepened strategic partnership, we, for our part, should do everything to provide legislative support to implement the adopted decisions. The parliamentary dimension should contribute to the development of relations between our countries,” stressed Vyacheslav Volodin.
According to him, over the past year the trade turnover increased 2.2 times and at the end of 2023 reached $3.765 billion. “This is a significant increase in our foreign economic relations,” said the Chairman of the State Duma
Adopted decisions
“After the conversation that took place in Moscow, at the State Duma, we with the President of Algeria implement agreements and have reached several decisions to resolve issues that should strengthen our relations. We have complete mutual understanding,” said Vyacheslav Volodin.
The Chairman of the State Duma also said that he and Brahim Boughali agreed to prepare a visit of Algerian parliamentarians to Russia. “We have reached an agreement on the creation of a high-level commission that will discuss the development of relations within the parliamentary dimension to resolve specific issues. This is important both for the citizens of our country, the Russian Federation, and for Algeria. All this became possible after the President of Algeria paid a visit to our country,” stressed Vyacheslav Volodin.
