News of the Chairman

Viacheslav Volodin on the elections to the European Parliament: blind support of the course imposed on the EU from overseas, anti-Russian attacks and provocations should become a thing of the past

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin commented on the elections to the European Parliament that took place on May 23-26. He noted that changes in the political setup reflected at the elections were caused by growing demand for reinforcement of the role of nation-states

Chairman of the State Duma: a meeting of the high-level inter-parliamentary commission with Vietnam will be held already this year

During the meeting Viacheslav Volodin and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc discussed issues of further development of bilateral relations. The Chairman of the State Duma called for the abolition of visas between countries, urging to work on this as a matter of priority

Viacheslav Volodin: the State Duma is ready to legally ensure the agreement of the Presidents of the Russian Federation and the Congo

The Chairman of the State Duma invited the delegation of the Congo parliament to take part in the International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”, which will be held in Moscow on July 1-3. “This will allow us to both get to know each other and discuss the issues that concern our peoples,” said Viacheslav Volodin

CSTO PA Council meeting was held in Bishkek

Viacheslav Volodin chaired the meeting of CSTO PA Council. The agenda includes discussion of the situation in the regions adjacent to the CSTO area of responsibility, measures of addressing the challenges and threats to collective security, as well as the approximation of the legislation of the CSTO member states

Viacheslav Volodin held a number of bilateral meetings after a meeting of the CSTO PA Council

Bilateral meetings of the Chairman of the State Duma with the Chairman of Majlisi Namoyandagon of Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Deputy President of the National Assembly of Serbia took place on the sidelines of the CSTO PA Council meeting that was held today in Bishkek

Viacheslav Volodin met with President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov

The meeting was held as part of the working visit of the Russian delegation to the CSTO PA. Members of the Council of Speakers of the Parliaments of the CSTO PA member states also met with the President of Kyrgyzstan

Chairmen of the State Duma and the Kazakhstani Mazhilis discussed the preparation for the 4th Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments

Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nurlan Nigmatulin informed Viacheslav Volodin that the participation of speakers and parliamentarians from more than 60 countries is expected this year

Chairman of the State Duma called the dynamics of the development of Russia-Kyrgyzstan inter-parliamentary cooperation as positive

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin told about it in an interview with the Kyrgyz TV Channel “Public First Channel”

CSTO PA Council will discuss Armenia’s initiative to hold a meeting of the organization in Yerevan

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin stated this during a bilateral meeting with President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan

Chairman of the State Duma called for the intensification of cooperation with Kyrgyzstan on educational projects

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin called for increased interaction with Kyrgyzstan in the area of education, pointing out that Russia is ready to work on the issues of specialists training and preparation of Russian language textbooks for citizens of the republic coming to the country

Viacheslav Volodin: trade between Russia and Kyrgyzstan grew by 17 percent

The Chairman of the State Duma announced this at a meeting with Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Kyrgyz Republic Dastan Jumabekov in Bishkek on May 19

Delegation of the State Duma headed by Viacheslav Volodin arrived in Kyrgyzstan

Parliamentarians will participate in the events of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a number of bilateral meetings of the Chairman of the State Duma is planned

Viacheslav Volodin: we will decide on the application to PACE based on the interests of our citizens and our country

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin commented on the statement of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the equality of all delegations to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Viacheslav Volodin met with Speaker of the Parliament of Slovakia Andrej Danko

The Chairman of the State Duma and the Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic noted the dynamic development of relations between the two countries and the need for more effective cooperation between the parliaments of Russia and Slovakia

Chairman of the State Duma and President of the National Assembly of Armenia will hold the first bilateral meeting at the CSTO PA

On May 19, on the sidelines of the Parliamentary Assembly in Bishkek, a series of bilateral meetings between Viacheslav Volodin and the heads of parliaments of the CSTO member states will be held