State Duma News

Chairman of the State Duma met with speakers of parliaments of African states

On the eve of the Parliamentary Conference “Russia-Africa” which will be held as part of the Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”, the Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin held a number of bilateral meetings with the speakers of parliaments of African states

Petr Tolstoy: interaction between parliaments is interaction of nationals

The Deputy Chairman of the State Duma on the section "Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation: Principles, Trends, Institutions" at the Second International Forum "Development of Parliamentarism" said that the inter-parliamentary dialogue is of particular importance in relation to the changes taking place in the world

Parliamentarians discussed how to ensure security and stability in the world

At the 2nd International Forum "Development of Parliamentarism", a discussion was held at the section "International Security: Dialogue of Legislators for Peace and Stability". It will continue its work on July 2

Russia and Pakistan to establish High-Level Inter-Parliamentary Commission

The Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin announced such a proposal at the bilateral meeting with the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Asad Qaiser

Slimane El Omrani: the digital revolution requires all our strength

First Deputy Chairman of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Morocco Slimane El Omrani spoke at the section “Lawmaking and the Legal Framework for the Digital Future ” at the International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”, which takes place in Moscow

Irina Iarovaia told what lies at the core of democracy

The Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma stated that the sovereignty of each country, the right to identity and independence are the basis of diversity and democracy

Chairman of the State Duma: a thorough investigation of the plane crash in Egypt is necessary for the further resumption of flights

The bilateral meeting of the Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Arab Republic of Egypt Ali Abdel Aal took place on the sidelines of the International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism” being held on July 1-3 in Moscow on the initiative of the State Duma

Pedro Agramunt: “It was a huge mistake to keep Russia outside PACE”

The PACE President in 2016–2017, a member of the Spanish Senate, said that he worked hard to ensure the return of the Russian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which led to attacks

Leonid Slutskiy called attempts to reform the UN destructive

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs stated this, opening the work of the session “International Security: Dialogue of Legislators to Ensure Peace and Stability” at the 2nd International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”

Viacheslav Volodin proposed to create a single list of terrorist organizations

The Chairman of the State Duma told about this at the bilateral meeting with the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Mustafa Şentop. Viacheslav Volodin and Mustafa Şentop also signed regulations of the High-Level Inter-Parliamentary Commission

Representatives of foreign parliaments talked about the level of dialogue with Russia

Parliamentarians from Israel and Ecuador talked with journalists on the sidelines of the 2nd International Forum "Development of Parliamentarism"

Andrej Danko: Europe needs Russia

This was stated by the Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic at the first plenary meeting of the 2nd International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”, referring to the return of the Russian delegation to PACE

Participants of the International Forum ”Development of Parliamentarism“ stressed the role of parliaments in solving global problems

They stated this at the first plenary meeting of the 2nd International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”, which is being held on the initiative of the State Duma in Moscow. This year, the Forum is attended by representatives of more than 130 countries, about 800 parliamentarians and experts

Viacheslav Volodin: The Forum becomes an authoritative platform for exchange of best legislative practices

The Chairman of the State Duma opened the plenary session of the Second International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”. The Forum is held on the initiative of the State Duma on July 1-3 in Moscow

Petr Tolstoy: Moscow is becoming the most wide-ranging platform for inter-parliamentary dialogue

“We keep saying that we are open to dialogue but now it is time to demonstrate this in practice - to show our hospitality and willingness to work together,” Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy told reporters just before the opening of the 2nd International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”