News of the Chairman

Viacheslav Volodin and Wolfgang Sobotka spoke about the prospects for the development of inter-parliamentary relations between Russia and Austria

Chairman of the State Duma and the President of the National Council of the Republic of Austria reported on plans to enhance cooperation between the two countries at the level of parliaments, and also responded to journalists’ questions

Wolfgang Sobotka: Russia is one of Austria’s most important partners at the parliamentary level

The President of the National Council of the Republic of Austria stated this during a meeting with Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin. The parties discussed the development of inter-parliamentary relations, cultural exchange and economic relations between the countries

Viacheslav Volodin: we do not understand why the actions of the Ukrainian President remain without an assessment of the European Parliament

Viacheslav Volodin, the Chairman of the State Duma, said this during a meeting with Rolandas Paksas, a member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chairman of the “Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy” group. The parties also discussed the situation in Ukraine and the key challenges of European and world politics

Viacheslav Volodin: it is our duty to inform the parliaments of Europe and Asia about the situation in Ukraine

After the meeting of the State Duma Council, the Chairman of the State Duma also announced that the Russian border guards, who heroically resisted the Ukrainian Navy in the Kerch Strait, will be awarded by the State Duma

Viacheslav Volodin will meet with head of the Austrian lower house of parliament Wolfgang Sobotka

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin will meet with President of the National Council of the Republic of Austria Wolfgang Sobotka on December 5

Chairman of the State Duma: a provocation in the Kerch Strait is an attempt of Petr Poroshenko to raise his rating

Viacheslav Volodin visited the editors of “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” and answered their questions, including about the events of November 25 in the Kerch Strait, when Ukrainian ships violated the sovereign Russian border. He explained what goals the Kiev authorities were pursuing, giving a command to such a provocation, and how parliamentarians are going to convey the truth about the incident to their European colleagues

Viacheslav Volodin: martial law in Ukraine was declared to preserve the political power of Petr Poroshenko

The Chairman of the State Duma expressed such opinion to parliamentary journalists. He urged to discuss the situation in Ukraine at the international level, "because today in the center of Europe there is a state whose leadership is trying to maintain power by any means, and human rights are being violated," he stressed

Viacheslav Volodin held a meeting with Chairman of the Jogorku Kenesh of Kyrgyzstan Dastanbek Jumabekov

The Chairman of the State Duma and the Chairman of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic discussed the development of inter-parliamentary cooperation between the two countries

Viacheslav Volodin: the citizens of Ukraine became hostages of a crazy attempt of the leadership of their country

Viacheslav Volodin commented on signing a decree on the imposition of martial law in the country by President Petr Poroshenko. The decree is being discussed in the Verkhovna Rada and, perhaps, will be approved in the form of a law

Viacheslav Volodin and Igor Dodon supported the development of inter-parliamentary relations between Russia and Moldova

In particular, during the bilateral meeting, Chairman of the State Duma and President of the Republic of Moldova discussed the issue of establishment of a working group between the State Duma and the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova

Viacheslav Volodin: the Inter-Parliamentary Conference “Russia-Africa” will be held in 2019

The Chairman of the State Duma informed about this during a meeting with the ambassadors of African countries in Russia which was held in the State Duma for the first time on November 19

Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan: we see Russia as a key partner

Nigmatilla Yuldashev told about this at the meeting with Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin. He noted that as a result of the decisions made by presidents of the two countries and the systematic increased dialogue at the highest level, bilateral relations are deepening in all key areas of interaction

Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan: we need to raise the status of the CSTO on the international arena

In a meeting with State Duma Chairman Viacheslav Volodin, Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev called the CSTO PA a highly important organization, “especially in this difficult time, when sanctions are being applied and attempts are being made to isolate Russia”

Speech of the Chairman of the State Duma at the 11th plenary meeting of the CSTO PA

The plenary meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, chaired by the Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin, took place in Moscow on 30 October

Viacheslav Volodin: PA CSTO member countries will coordinate the work within the framework of the OSCE PA

He noted that such an approach “requires another responsibility for decision-making, promoting these decisions in other inter-parliamentary organizations.” Chairman of the State Duma told about this, while opening the 11th plenary meeting of the CSTO PA, held on October 30 in Moscow