News of the Chairman

The Chairman of the State Duma and the President of the Italian Senate spoke in favor of developing relations between the two countries

Viacheslav Volodin and Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati discussed the inter-parliamentary interaction between Russia and Italy and the development of relations in the economic, cultural, educational and other spheres. "Inter-parliamentary cooperation in this regard can and should play a big role," said the President of the Senate of Italy

The Chairman of the State Duma ordered to appeal the US sanctions against Vladislav Reznik after he was cleared by a Spanish court

Leonid Slutskiy, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, was instructed to file a claim to the US Senator from Maryland, Ben Cardin, "to demand that he withdraw all initiatives and apologize to Vladislav Reznik"

Chairman of the State Duma received invitations to visit Cuba and Qatar

On January 21, at a meeting of the Council of the State Duma, Viacheslav Volodin informed about invitations from the heads of parliaments of Cuba and Qatar to pay working visits to these countries

Viacheslav Volodin believes that the US is connected to tensions and conflicts in PACE

Commenting on the decision not to send the Russian delegation to PACE session in 2019, the Chairman of the State Duma said that the United States does not want Europe to be united, therefore the US authorities inject difficulties and problems to the European home

Viacheslav Volodin: the decision on the non-participation of the Russian delegation in PACE is taken in the interests of the citizens of our country

At tomorrow's plenary meeting, the State Duma will consider the issue of non-participation of the Russian delegation in the PACE session and non-payment of the contribution to the Council of Europe this year

Speaker of the Finnish Parliament: we intend to do everything possible to retain Russia as a member of the Council of Europe

Paula Risikko stated this during a meeting with the Chairman of the State Duma. The parties also discussed the situation in Ukraine, as well as Russia's membership in PACE

Viacheslav Volodin: if the PACE regulations are not changed, it makes no sense for the Russian Federation to participate in this organization

During a meeting with journalists from the “Parlamentskaya Gazeta”, the Chairman of the State Duma said that now the new international formats successfully replace the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, "where they don’t want to discuss difficult topics and wish to impose their point of view"

Chairman of the State Duma and President of Brazil held a brief meeting

The conversation of Jair Bolsonaro and Viacheslav Volodin took place during the meeting of the President of Brazil with the heads of foreign delegations attended the inauguration ceremony

Chairman of the State Duma and the head of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil discussed development of inter-parliamentary relations

The bilateral meeting was held in the framework of the inauguration ceremony of the President of Brazil attended by Russian delegation headed by Viacheslav Volodin

President of the Congress of Deputies of Spain: our country has always maintained and will continue to maintain dialogue with Russia

During his visit to Brazil, Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin has held the first bilateral meeting. He discussed with President of the Congress of Deputies of the Cortes Generales of the Kingdom of Spain Ana María Pastor Julián issues of the development of economic relations in the field of humanitarian cooperation

Viacheslav Volodin arrived in Brazil to attend the inauguration of the President

Viacheslav Volodin will represent the Russian Federation at the inauguration ceremony of the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, which to be held on January 1

Viacheslav Volodin to represent Russia at the inauguration of the President of Brazil

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin will represent the Russian Federation at the inauguration ceremony of the President of the Federal Republic of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro on January 1

Chairman of the State Duma urged Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron not to interfere in the internal affairs of sovereign states

Viacheslav Volodin also called on German Chancellor and the President of France to comply with the resolution of the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the principle of non-interference in internal affairs, adopted by consensus by all member states

Chairman of the State Duma met with President of Vietnam

Viacheslav Volodin and Nguyễn Phú Trọng discussed issues of cooperation between the two countries and the development of inter-parliamentary interaction between the State Duma and the National Assembly of Vietnam

Chairman of the State Duma held a meeting with Prime Minister of Vietnam

Viacheslav Volodin and Nguyễn Xuân Phúc discussed issues of development of relations between the two countries, including at the inter-parliamentary level