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)
and the delegation of the State Duma arrived in the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea for an official visit at the invitation of the DPRK Supreme
People's Assembly.
During the visit, which will last until August 15, it is scheduled to attend several meetings and participate in the ceremonial events on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule.
Upon his arrival, the Chairman of the State Duma was welcomed by Choe Ryong-hae, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Kang Yun-sok, Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly, Pak In-chol, Chairman of the DRPK Supreme People's Assembly, Kim Jong-gu, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Lee Chol, leader of the parliamentary group on cooperation and development of Russia-North Korea friendship.
The State Duma delegation
consists of the First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Ivan Melnikov
Ivan Ivanovich
, Deputy
Chairmen of the State Duma Alexander Babakov
Alexander Mikhailovich
and Vladislav Davankov
Vladislav Andreyevich
, leader of the LDPR faction Leonid Slutsky
Leonid Eduardovich
, Chairwoman of the Committee on Culture Olga
Kazakova
Olga Mikhailovna
, Chairman of the Committee on Defence Andrey Kartapolov
Andrey Valerievich
, Chairman of the Committee on Security and Corruption Control Vasily Piskarev
Vasily Ivanovich
, First Deputy
Chairman of the Committee on Issues of the Commonwealth of Independent States
and Contacts with Fellow Countryman, leader of the Inter-parliamentary
friendship group on cooperation with the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly Kazbek
Taysaev
Kazbek Kutsukovich
, member of the Committee on International Affairs Roza Chemeris
Roza Basirovna
.