December 19, 2019 Russian and British lawmakers begin restoration of inter-parliamentary relations Today a meeting between Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin and members of the House of Lords of the British Parliament was held in the State Duma
December 19, 2019 Leonid Slutskiy: the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump is a revenge of the Democrats "The vote in the House of Representatives for the impeachment against Trump is the result of internal party confrontation and the revenge of the Democrats for the defeat in the 2016 presidential election," said the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs
December 17, 2019 Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin met with PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier On December 17, the Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin held a meeting with the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Liliane Maury Pasquier in Moscow. The conversation lasted more than two hours
December 15, 2019 Japan's statements on the Kuril Islands are a threat to Russia's territorial integrity and sovereignty Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin harshly responded to the call to declare the Kuril Islands the territory of Japan
December 12, 2019 Liability for training “intervention specialists” may be introduced This issue was discussed at a meeting of the Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia's Internal Affairs. To date, Russian legislation has not established liability for participation in destructive foreign training
December 12, 2019 Members of the State Duma condemned the US bill on designation of Russia as ”a sponsor of terrorism“ Calling our country a “state sponsor of terrorism” is dishonorable and irresponsible, said the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy
December 11, 2019 Inter-parliamentary Commission of Russia and Vietnam discussed new areas of cooperation Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin supported the idea of creation of working groups in several new areas and said that the adoption of legislative decisions would entail a more active development of relations between the two countries
December 11, 2019 Viacheslav Volodin and Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân visited park Zaryadye After a tour of the park, the Chairman of the State Duma and the Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam watched the film “Places of Preservation of Russia”, filmed by the Russian Geographical Society
December 11, 2019 Viacheslav Volodin: Russia and Vietnam have the potential for trade growth The Chairman of the State Duma said that at a meeting with the Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân. It was held before the first meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Commission of Russia and Vietnam
December 10, 2019 Natalia Poklonskaia told how Ukraine sees Crimea Deputy Chairwoman of the Committee on International Affairs spoke at the International Conference in Serbia and informed that Kiev was well aware that most Crimean residents had voted to withdraw from Ukraine and reunite with Russia, and the realization of this fact causes the undisguised hatred of Ukrainian radicals in relation to the inhabitants of the peninsula
December 10, 2019 Anton Morozov met with Brian McElduff Member of the Committee on International Relations discussed with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ireland the prospects for further development of relations between our countries, especially at the inter-parliamentary level
December 10, 2019 Leonid Slutskiy commented on the outcomes of negotiations between Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky According to the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, Leonid Slutskiy, the main result of the talks held in Paris between the presidents of Russia and Ukraine is the “unblocking” and restarting of the peace process in the Donbass
December 9, 2019 Parliamentarians called WADA’s decision “a way to force Russian competitors out of the global sport” Members of the State Duma commented on the decision of the Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency to ban Russian officials, representatives of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) from attending the Olympic and Paralympic Games for four years
December 9, 2019 Meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Commission on Cooperation of the State Duma and the National Assembly of Vietnam to be held on December 11 In addition, a bilateral meeting of the Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin and the Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân is planned to be held on the same day
December 9, 2019 Viacheslav Nikonov met with the Iranian delegation Viacheslav Nikonov noted the important role that the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution of Iran played in the field of culture, science, education, health and all that determines the intellectual potential of the Iranian nation