News of the Chairman

Viacheslav Volodin laid a wreath at the place where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated

Chairman of the State Duma is on an official visit to India upon the invitation of the Speaker of the House of the People of the Parliament of the Republic of India Sumitra Mahajan

Viacheslav Volodin discussed with Binali Yıldırım the situation concerning the retention of the Russian child in Turkey

During the bilateral meeting, the Chairman of the State Duma drew attention of the Chairman of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey to the fact that the minor citizen of Russia is being retained in Turkey illegally despite the decision of the court of Istanbul. Binali Yıldırım promised to take personal control of the situation

Binali Yıldırım: close relations between Russia and Turkey are a guarantee of regional security and stability

The meeting of Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin with Chairman of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Binali Yıldırım was held on the margins of the 2nd Conference on counter-terrorism and strengthening regional cooperation

Viacheslav Volodin held a meeting with Hassan Rouhani

The meeting of the Chairman of the State Duma with the President of Iran was held on the margins of the 2nd Conference of Speakers of the Parliaments of Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia and Turkey on counter-terrorism and strengthening regional cooperation

Viacheslav Volodin proposed to hold a joint Russian-Pakistani business forum with parliamentary support

During the bilateral meeting, the Chairman of the State Duma and the Chairman of the National Assembly of Pakistan discussed issues of economic cooperation, as well as the development of inter-parliamentary relations and interaction between the regions of the two countries. Issues of counter-terrorism were also raised

Viacheslav Volodin: destruction of government institutions leads to extremist attitudes in society and terrorism

Chairman of the State Duma told about this during his speech at the opening ceremony of the 2nd Conference of Speakers of the Parliaments of Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia and Turkey on counter-terrorism and strengthening regional cooperation

Delegation of the State Duma led by Viacheslav Volodin will take part in the 2nd conference on counter-terrorism and regional cooperation

Bilateral meetings of the Chairman of the State Duma with the Speakers of the Parliaments of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey will take place on the margins of the Conference

Viacheslav Volodin met with Ali Ardashir Larijani

The Chairman of the State Duma and Chairman of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Iran discussed the fight against terrorism and the development of interaction at the interregional level

Delegation of the State Duma led by Chairman Viacheslav Volodin arrived in Iran

Iran will host the 2nd Conference of Speakers of the Parliaments of Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia and Turkey on counter-terrorism and strengthening of regional cooperation

Delegation of the State Duma led by Viacheslav Volodin will visit Iran

On December 7, Viacheslav Volodin as a head of a representative delegation of the State Duma will start his visit to Iran, where he will take part in the 2nd Conference of Speakers of the Parliaments of Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia and Turkey on counter-terrorism and strengthening regional cooperation

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