News of the Chairman

Viacheslav Volodin: the US and the UK probably decided to stop granting political asylum to Russian citizens

Extraordinary meeting of the Council of the State Duma on foreign interference in the Russia’s internal affairs will be held on August 19

This was announced by the Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin. The Chairman of the Committee on Security and Corruption Control Vasilii Piskarev was mandated to study the existing materials, analyze the situation and to present proposals to the Council of the State Duma to consider the facts of interference

State Duma treated the statement of colleagues from South Ossetia on the recognition of the genocide of South Ossetians in 1920 by Georgia with respect

Upon receipt of an appeal from the Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia, Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin instructed to submit it for consideration by the Council of the State Duma

Viacheslav Volodin commented on the departure of the former President of Ukraine Petr Poroshenko with his family from the country

Ukraine under Petr Poroshenko lost its sovereignty and plunged into internal conflicts, the fundamental rights of citizens, being protected in all democratic countries, were violated, as stressed the Chairman of the State Duma

Chairman of the State Duma: PACE should get rid of the stereotypes of the Cold War

Chairman of the State Duma stated this, summing up the results of the 2019 spring session of the State Duma. He urged to abandon the PACE monitoring system

State Duma demanded a public apology from the President of Georgia

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin demanded President of Georgia Salomé Zourabichvili to apologize for the anti-Russian rhetoric. He stated this during an interview with the TV channel "Rossiya 24"

Viacheslav Volodin: Vladimir Putin gives Georgia a chance

The Chairman of the State Duma spoke in favor of maintaining the position of the State Duma on the need to impose special economic restrictive measures against Georgia

The State Duma to send a resolution on Georgia to the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation today

The Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin stressed that members of the State Duma believe that any manifestations of “hatred, intolerance and offensive words towards the leadership of our country, the President of the Russian Federation, the Russian state and our citizens” are inadmissible

Viacheslav Volodin: decision of the UK Foreign Office to deny RT and Sputnik accreditations to Conference for Media Freedom is violation of the rights

The Chairman of the State Duma commented on the situation when the British Foreign Office denied the Russian media RT and the Sputnik news agency accreditations to the Global Conference for Media Freedom, which opens in London on July 10, because of allegations against these media in spreading disinformation

Why the world needs the development of parliamentarism: five tasks of inter-parliamentary dialogue

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin in the article in "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" wrote about the need to overcome the crisis of international law, to counter jountly global threats, and the resons why multipolarity requires parliamentary mechanisms for discussion

The State Duma to adopt a statement on the situation in Georgia

The Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin told about that after the meeting of the Council of the State Duma. In particular, members of the State Duma will propose to the Government of the Russian Federation to suspend import of Georgian wine and mineral water to Russia, as well as to ban remittances to Georgia. “We consider offends of our country, threats to our citizens, insults against our President, unacceptable,” stressed Viacheslav Volodin

Viacheslav Volodin: radicals in Georgia, whose goal is to overthrow the current government, need the conflict with Russia

According to the Chairman of the State Duma, the tension will continue to be escalated by a group of radicals and their Western handlers, they expect to come to power that way

Viacheslav Volodin: our country is interested in a mutually beneficial partnership with African countries

The Chairman of the State Duma addressed the participants of the plenary session of the Russia-Africa conference, which takes place within the framework of the 2nd International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”, initiated by the State Duma. The conference is held on the eve of the Russia-Africa summit initiated by the President of the Russian Federation

Viacheslav Volodin signed an agreement on cooperation with the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN)

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin and President of the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) Irma Amaya Echeverría signed an agreement on cooperation at the Second International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”

Viacheslav Volodin about the Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”: there is more air that is why people are coming here

Compared to many other parliamentary structures, the Forum is open to discussion of any issues and does not deprive anyone of the right to vote, the Chairman of the State Duma added