News of the Chairman

Chairman of the State Duma called PACE monitoring on gender rights in the Russian Federation “shameful”

The upholding of political rights for such a parliamentary structure as PACE is right, but, first of all, it should deal with issues of harmonizing legislation and preparing model laws, Viacheslav Volodin said at a meeting with Chairwoman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan Tanzila Norbaeva

Viacheslav Volodin: Russia and Uzbekistan should harmonize legislation to confront common challenges

Russian and Uzbek parliamentarians need to focus their attention on creating model laws, said the Chairman of the State Duma in an interview with “Sputnik Uzbekistan”

Viacheslav Volodin laid flowers at the Monument of Independence and Humanism in Tashkent

On September 16, Viacheslav Volodin pays an official visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan. This is the first visit of the Chairman of the State Duma since 2006

Viacheslav Volodin: the parliaments of Russia and Uzbekistan should legislatively ensure the decisions of the presidents of the two countries

The Chairman of the State Duma said that during a bilateral meeting with the Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan Nuriddinjon Ismailov, which took place on September 16 in Tashkent

Viacheslav Volodin and Nuriddinjon Ismailov signed the Agreement on the creation of a mechanism for inter-parliamentary cooperation

On September 16, the State Duma and the Legislative Chamber of the Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis) of Uzbekistan signed the Agreement on Inter-chamber Parliamentary Cooperation, which will help to "strengthen relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan in various fields of mutual interest"

Viacheslav Volodin arrived in Uzbekistan

This is the first visit of the Chairman of the State Duma since 2006. It is planned that the Agreement on cooperation between the State Duma and the Legislative Chamber of the Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis) will be signed during the visit

Viacheslav Volodin urged PACE to review its work strategy

The Parliamentary Assembly needs to focus on resolving the common issues that all participating countries face, said the Chairman of the State Duma, opening the autumn session of the State Duma

Viacheslav Volodin: State Duma members will continue to work on countering terrorism, including on international platforms

On September 3, Russia commemorates Day of Solidarity in the fight against terrorism

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin will visit Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan in September

Interregional cooperation and strengthening global security will be the main topics of inter-parliamentary meetings and events of the State Duma in the fall session

Congratulations of Viacheslav Volodin on Constitution Day of the Slovak Republic

Viacheslav Volodin: European Parliament and PACE need to promptly discuss the risks of the consequences of deploying American missiles in Europe

The Chairman of the State Duma commented on the situation that had developed after the United States withdrew from the INF Treaty and tested a new cruise missile with a range of over 500 km on August 18, and a statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin

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