State Duma News

Leonid Slutskiy: what is happening in Bolivia is the result of a campaign orchestrated outside the country

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs noted that "it is well-known that the United States called for active mobilization against the elected head of state, Evo Morales"

Petr Tolstoy: attempts to rewrite history should not be tolerated

This was stated by the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma at the International Youth Conference “World War II: the Truth for Peace”, held in the State Duma

Parliamentarians met with Deutsche Welle CEO

Representatives of all factions of the State Duma took part in an informal meeting with Peter Limbourg

Viacheslav Volodin urged to protect history

The Chairman of the State Duma stated this, speaking to MGIMO students and teachers at the International Russian-Slovak scientific conference dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Slovak national uprising

CSTO parliamentarians adopted seven model acts

Viacheslav Volodin noted that the approaches presented in the documents will allow, among other things, to fill in the gaps in national legislation and resolve issues that require a uniform solution by all countries of the Organization

Viacheslav Volodin elected Chairman of the CSTO PA

The decision was approved unanimously by all participants at a plenary meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly

Viacheslav Volodin was nominated as Chairman of the CSTO PA

He was nominated by the Speaker of the parliament of Kyrgyzstan, which chairs the Collective Security Treaty Organization

Viacheslav Volodin and Ararat Mirzoyan discussed the agenda of the CSTO PA meeting

The working visit of the Chairman of the State Duma to Yerevan began with a meeting with President of the National Assembly of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan

Viacheslav Volodin arrived in Yerevan

The delegation of the State Duma, headed by the Chairman of the State Duma, will take part in the events of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization

Elena Panina met with President of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee

The Committee on International Affairs held a meeting with the President of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee, Christian Byk. The possibility of implementing international bioethics standards in Russian legislation was discussed at the meeting

On November 4–5, the Chairman of the State Duma will pay a working visit to Armenia

Viacheslav Volodin will take part in the events of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. He will also hold a number of bilateral meetings "on the sidelines" of the CSTO PA

Dmitrii Novikov proposed to proceed from the priority of human rights upholding the main values of PACE

First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs commented on the statement of Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmitry Razumkov that Kiev is ready for a dialogue with PACE, but does not agree to a compromise on the issue of territorial integrity in the context of Russia’s return to the organization. “One of the most important human rights is the right to self-determination,” he said and reminded that the Crimea returned to Russia by democratic means

Svetlana Zhurova: Russia’s interest in Africa is a new priority in international relations

Russia is a guarantor of stability and compliance with the principles of international law for African countries, said First Deputy Chairwoman of the Committee on International Affairs Svetlana Zhurova. According to Svetlana Zhurova, African countries cannot independently deal with several problems, such as crime, terrorism, piracy, illness, and elimination of illiteracy. Russia plays a crucial role in their solution

Head of the French National Assembly: Russia's participation in preserving European history would be very useful

At a bilateral meeting with Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin, Richard Ferrand announced the initiative of France to establish a center for studying European history to develop its common vision

Viacheslav Volodin: we need to stop disturbing the graves of the deceased in the Great Patriotic War

The Chairman of the State Duma said this at the European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments that took place in Strasbourg on October 24