State Duma News

Parliamentarians discussed the experience of development of the civil society with the Speaker of the Syrian Parliament

Russian parliamentarians met with Speaker of the People’s Council of the Syrian Arab Republic Hammouda Sabbagh in Syria. Members of the State Duma gave him a brief overview of the legislative initiatives adopted by the State Duma and aimed at regulating the movement of volunteers, the activities of socially oriented NGOs, and ensuring the protection of human rights

Dmitrii Novikov took part in the inauguration ceremony of the President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro

Nicolás Maduro sworn in as President after the victory in elections held on May 20, 2018. The inauguration ceremony was held in the building of the Supreme Court of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Delegations from many countries of the world, including the heads of Cuba, Nicaragua, Bolivia and El Salvador, arrived in Venezuela to take part in the ceremony. Besides the Russian and Belarusian delegations, the Presidents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia took part in the events in Caracas

Sergei Neverov: we will not allow putting Russia into a corner like a naughty child

The head of the United Russia faction noted that, voting for the decision not to participate in the PACE session, the faction proceeds precisely from considerations of democracy and respect for the rights of parliaments and states represented in the Assembly: depriving of the Russian delegation to PACE of the right of vote contradicts international law, the Statute of the Council of Europe and the very nature of parliamentarism

Olga Epifanova told how women's entrepreneurship is developing in Russia

During her presentation at the Second Plenary Meeting of the 27th session of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum, the Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma noted that special educational and outreach programs that help to master digital tools are being created for women entrepreneurs-beginners

Petr Tolstoy: the decision on PACE is the most important event on the foreign policy agenda of the Russian parliament

According to the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma, until the Regulations of the Parliamentary Assembly are changed and brought in line with the Statute of the Council of Europe, which proclaims the equal rights of all 47 states in this organization, Russia will not return to this Assembly

Vladimir Zhirinovskii: the Kuril Islands will always remain part of Russia

This statement was made by the head of the LDPR faction during the plenary session of the State Duma

Statement of the State Duma “On the Situation around Russian Participation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe”

At today's plenary meeting, members of the State Duma adopted a statement on the non-participation of the delegation of the Russian Federation in the work of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in 2019. The parliamentarians stressed that they had made such a decision in the interests of the citizens of the Russian Federation and the Russian state

The State Duma will not send delegation to PACE

The Russian Federation will also not make contributions to the budget of the Council of Europe in 2019. As Viacheslav Volodin said, these decisions are made only in the interests of Russian citizens

Sergei Gavrilov: Orthodox faith and traditional spiritual values unite Russian society

The Chairman of the Committee on Issues of Public Associations and Religious Organizations stated this during the meeting of the Russian delegation with the Grand Mufti of Syria, Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun. According to the parliamentarian, the Grand Mufti reminded of the danger of using Christianity for political purposes, as it happened with Islam

Member of the State Duma talked about issues which Russia is ready to discuss with Japan

Anton Morozov, a member of the Committee on International Affairs, said that Russia will support any interaction with Japan, with the exception of the issue of violation of the country's territorial integrity. According to him, the problem of concluding a peace treaty still remains and it shall be solved but the position of the Russian Federation on the issue of the Kuril Islands remains immutable

Olga Epifanova takes part in the 27th session of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum

The delegation of the State Duma led by the Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma participates in the 27th session of the APPF in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Within the framework of the Forum, Olga Epifanova co-chaired a meeting of women parliamentarians, which became a permanent body of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum

The Committee on International Affairs suggests not to send a delegation to PACE in 2019

Chairman of the Committee Leonid Slutskiy announced this after its meeting. The issue of sending the delegation will be considered at a plenary meeting of the State Duma on Thursday, January 17

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

Anton Morozov: “A delegation of parliamentarians from Ireland plans to visit Russia in February”

Member of the Committee on International Affairs said that the visit of the delegation of the Ireland-Russia parliamentary friendship group to take place on February 11-13, it has been preparing for more than a year. Parties plan to discuss issues of the current agenda of bilateral relations. A reciprocal visit of Russian parliamentarians may take place in June

Leonid Slutskiy: signing of Tomos of the so-called Orthodox Church of Ukraine will deepen the split of Orthodoxy in Ukraine

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs is concerned about possible persecution of the priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate and damages to church complexes after the signing of the Tomos of a new religious structure. “This is certainly a forced political action, which will definitely lead to growing confrontation in Ukraine,” the parliamentarian said