News of the Chairman

Chairman of the State Duma: a thorough investigation of the plane crash in Egypt is necessary for the further resumption of flights

The bilateral meeting of the Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Arab Republic of Egypt Ali Abdel Aal took place on the sidelines of the International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism” being held on July 1-3 in Moscow on the initiative of the State Duma

Viacheslav Volodin proposed to create a single list of terrorist organizations

The Chairman of the State Duma told about this at the bilateral meeting with the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Mustafa Şentop. Viacheslav Volodin and Mustafa Şentop also signed regulations of the High-Level Inter-Parliamentary Commission

Viacheslav Volodin: The Forum becomes an authoritative platform for exchange of best legislative practices

The Chairman of the State Duma opened the plenary session of the Second International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”. The Forum is held on the initiative of the State Duma on July 1-3 in Moscow

Viacheslav Volodin: interest in Forum “Development of Parliamentarism” is growing because everyone there has the right to express opinion

This year, the Forum, which is held upon the initiative of the State Duma, will be attended by representatives of 132 states - about 800 parliamentarians and experts. More than 40 speakers of national parliaments are expected to attend the Forum

Chairman of the State Duma and President of the Parliament of Moldova discussed the development of inter-parliamentary relations

President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova Zinaida Greceanîi thanked Russia for the support provided to the country for overcoming the political crisis and expressed confidence in the resumption and development of bilateral relations at all levels

State Duma unanimously believes that if rights are restricted it will be right to leave PACE

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin said that the previously adopted position remains unchanged: either the Russian delegation will receive full rights or leave the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

The Chairman of the State Duma noted the wait-and-see approach of Bulgaria on relations with Russia

During the meeting, the Chairman of the State Duma and the President of the National Assembly of Bulgaria discussed topical issues, including the construction of the so-called Balkan Stream and the situation around PACE

Delegation of the Russian Federation will start working in PACE only after confirmation of credentials

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin informed journalists about this. He noted that the Russian delegation was invited to work after a resolution protecting the rights of national delegations was adopted

Viacheslav Volodin: the first steps of the PACE during the summer session are encouraging but we should wait for the adoption of the resolution

The Chairman of the State Duma noted that Russia would not submit an application for confirmation of the delegation’s credentials until the end of the meeting and the adoption of a resolution

Viacheslav Volodin: the safety of Russian citizens should be guaranteed

According to the Chairman of the State Duma, acting like this the extremists hurt the welfare of the Georgian citizens and business

Viacheslav Volodin condemned the actions of the Georgian authorities, who allowed the attack on the Russian delegation to the IAO

Commenting on the attack on the Russian delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy, the Chairman of the State Duma told parliamentary journalists that the actions of the Georgian authorities during the IAO session contradict the rules of organizing international events

State Duma formed its part of the delegation to attend the PACE session

This was announced by Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin. He also stressed that the final decision on whether the Russian delegation participated in the session would be taken if the Assembly’s regulations on equal rights of delegations amended

Viacheslav Volodin: the decision to suspend the implementation of the INF Treaty was supported by all political factions of the State Duma

The Chairman of the State Duma reminded that “the law gives the head of state the right at any time to decide on the full renewal of the INF Treaty if the situation changes and the United States starts again to fulfill its obligations”

56th session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia took place in Minsk

Formation of a single legal space and actualization of actions on implementation of the provisions of the Treaty on the Union State were the key topics of the session

Viacheslav Volodin proposed to activate work within the framework of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia

According to the Chairman of the State Duma, the parliamentarians of our states need to expand the formats of work that will allow making it more dynamic