State Duma News

The State Duma considers the resolutions of national parliaments on lifting of anti-Russian sanctions important

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy called Speaker of the National Council of Slovakia Andrej Danko a courageous man and stressed that “such resolutions show the position of large number of the country's population, and that sooner or later it will have a positive reverse effect on Brussels"

Andrej Danko: sanctions policy has failed to meet its goal

Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic said that he hopes for the early lifting of anti-Russian sanctions, as he told the Russian newspaper "Izvestia". At the same time, the Parliament of Slovakia may consider a resolution on the suspension of anti-Russian sanctions and normalization of relations with Russia within two months

Address of the President of the Russian Federation to participants of the Second International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”

Vladimir Putin: the modern world needs an open and free exchange of views

The President of the Russian Federation stated this at the final plenary session of the Second International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”. Participants from 132 countries of the world during three days have held discussions in round tables and sections, as well as have taken part in the events of the Parliamentary Conference “Russia-Africa”. The day before the Forum Declaration was adopted

The Russia-Africa Conference will help parliamentarians find new solutions to problems for the long term

The parliamentary conference was held on the eve of a landmark event in Russian-African relations – a Russia-Africa summit that will take place in Sochi on October 24 this year. The summit was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin

Viacheslav Volodin: our country is interested in a mutually beneficial partnership with African countries

The Chairman of the State Duma addressed the participants of the plenary session of the Russia-Africa conference, which takes place within the framework of the 2nd International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”, initiated by the State Duma. The conference is held on the eve of the Russia-Africa summit initiated by the President of the Russian Federation

Humanitarian ties between Russia and Africa are entering a new phase

Today this topic was discussed on the special platform of the Russia-Africa parliamentary conference at the 2nd International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”

Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Zimbabwe: it is important to turn our words into concrete actions

The Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin continue to hold bilateral meetings with the speakers of parliaments of the African continent on the sidelines of the International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”, which is being held on July 1-3 in Moscow on the initiative of the State Duma

Participants of the 2nd International Forum ”Development of Parliamentarism“ agreed on the unacceptability of sanctions

That was acknowledged in the Declaration that was adopted on the second day of the Forum. Parliamentarians also emphasized the importance of broad parliamentary cooperation to ensure sustainable development, international and regional security, environmental well-being, fighting poverty and inequality

Parliamentarians of 132 countries supported cooperation and equal dialogue

The participants of the Second International Forum "Development of Parliamentarism" at the second plenary session summed up the results of the work of two days, emphasized importance of cooperation despite all disagreements and adopted the Declaration declaring the unacceptability of sanctions

Viacheslav Volodin signed an agreement on cooperation with the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN)

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin and President of the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) Irma Amaya Echeverría signed an agreement on cooperation at the Second International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”

Viacheslav Volodin about the Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”: there is more air that is why people are coming here

Compared to many other parliamentary structures, the Forum is open to discussion of any issues and does not deprive anyone of the right to vote, the Chairman of the State Duma added

Moroccan parliamentarians proposed the creation of a Russian-African parliamentary committee on countering terrorism

First Deputy Chairman of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Morocco Slimane El Omrani suggested strengthening cooperation in the sphere of combating organized crime and cyber-attacks during the section “Russian-African Security Cooperation as a Factor for Peace and Stability in Africa: Role of Parliaments” at the International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”

Parliamentarians from Russia and African states need to work together on legislation that is in the interests of both sides

This issue was discussed at the section meeting "Legislative Support of Trade and Economic Cooperation between Russia and African Countries" in the framework of the Second International Forum "Development of Parliamentarism"

Andrei Kemarsky: legislatures should be included in the fight against terrorist threat

At the section “Russian-African Security Cooperation as a Factor for Peace and Stability in Africa: Role of Parliaments”, Andrey Kemarsky, Director of the Department of Africa in the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated that Russia will continue to make a significant contribution to the efforts of the international community to solve conflicts in Africa