State Duma News

Viacheslav Volodin: the US has done nothing for the country's humanitarian sphere in 20 years of presence in Afghanistan

During the bilateral meeting of the Chairman of the State Duma and the Speaker of the House of the People of the National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mir Rahman Rahmani, the parties noted that the US presence in Afghanistan has not resolve issues in the social sphere of the country, though, the United States assumed responsibility for its security and peace

Viacheslav Volodin and Mir Rahman Rahmani discussed issues of cooperation between Russia and Afghanistan in ensuring the security

A bilateral meeting of Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin and Speaker of the House of the People of the National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mir Rahman Rahmani was held in the State Duma

Facts of drug propaganda among young people by foreign NPOs were revealed at the State Duma

The Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia's Internal Affairs called for expediting the adoption of bills aimed at strengthening responsibility for drug propaganda, and also proposed amendments to the Criminal Code on liability for involving minors in drug crimes

Viacheslav Volodin proposed creating an international institute for the protection of historical memory

The Chairman of the State Duma made such a proposal during a meeting of the interparliamentary commission of the State Duma and the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, which is being held in the State Duma today

Maja Gojković: we are proud that we never imposed sanctions against the Russian Federation and will never do this

At the meeting with the Chairman of the State Duma, Viacheslav Volodin, the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, noted that relations between Serbia and Russia are “the closest bilateral relations.” Maja Gojković stressed that Russia and Serbia are among the countries protecting international law

Leonid Slutskiy mentioned the number of foreign parliamentarians to take part in the Forum ”Development of Parliamentarism“

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs said that 140 parliamentarians from 60 states have applied to participate in the International Forum "Development of Parliamentarism", which will be held in Moscow in the end of June

Ivan Belekov: Eurasianism, for us, is a conflation of civilizations, cultures and nationalities of our great and timeless Motherland

Member of the Committee on Issues of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Contacts with Fellow Countryman took part in an extended meeting of the General Council of the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly. Representatives of more than 20 countries of Eurasia attended the meeting. They took a decision to organize work to increase the Assembly's presence in all states of Greater Eurasia

Leonid Slutskiy assessed the timelines of recognition of Crimea as part of Russia in PACE

“I dare to suggest that in 10-15 years, and maybe even earlier, the number of those who, having studied the history of the peninsula and having talked to the Russian delegation to PACE, agree with our position will increase significantly,” said the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs

Exhibition dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Yalta Conference was opened at the State Duma

The Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin recalled the words of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, that destruction of the past, lack of unity in the face of threats can lead to terrible consequences for the whole world

Russian delegation to PACE opposed the resolution regulating the restriction of rights of national delegations

The Russian delegation to PACE issued a statement related to the adoption of the resolution “Complementary joint procedure between the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly in response to a serious violation by a member State of its statutory obligations”

Olga Epifanova held a meeting with the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore

The Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma noted that modern Singapore is an important and prospective partner of Russia

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs commented on the cancellation of the visit of the Dutch parliamentarians to Russia

Leonid Slutskiy stressed that "the scandal with the cancellation of the visit of the parliamentary delegation from the Netherlands to Russia could have been provoked in advance." “On the other hand, we reaffirm our willingness to continue our communications with the parliamentarians of the Netherlands and with the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Second Chamber. Members of the State Duma quite constructively communicate with them at international platforms, including PACE,” he said

PACE ratified the credentials of the Russian delegation

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ratified the credentials of the Russian delegation in full. After returning to PACE, Russia implemented a number of recommendations, the organization’s Monitoring Committee confirmed earlier

Viacheslav Volodin: election of Petr Tolstoy as PACE Vice-President will allow to develop the Assembly

The Chairman of the State Duma reminded that “last year Petr Tolstoy actively participated in the negotiations to restore our credentials in PACE and now he works as the head of the Russian delegation”

Petr Tolstoy elected PACE Vice-President

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma heads the Russian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe