State Duma News

Viacheslav Volodin: interest in Forum “Development of Parliamentarism” is growing because everyone there has the right to express opinion

This year, the Forum, which is held upon the initiative of the State Duma, will be attended by representatives of 132 states - about 800 parliamentarians and experts. More than 40 speakers of national parliaments are expected to attend the Forum

Participants of the International Forum ”Development of Parliamentarism” visited the Grand Kremlin Palace

The Second International Forum "Development of Parliamentarism" to be held on July 1-3 in Moscow. Cultural program was organized for foreign parliamentarians on the eve of the Forum. Informal meetings of parliamentarians are held during a sightseeing tour of the Russian capital

Foreign delegations arriving to the Second International Forum ”Development of Parliamentarism“

On June 29, representatives from Luxembourg, Bahrain, Lesotho, Cambodia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Bangladesh, Sierra Leone arrived in Moscow. The forum will be held from 1 to 3 July in Moscow

Sergei Neverov discussed with Armenian colleagues development of inter-parliamentary relations

During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of bilateral cooperation, joint work in the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union, as well as the upcoming International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”

Chairwoman of the Parliament of Moldova addressed members of the State Duma at the plenary meeting

Earlier, a meeting of the Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin and Zinaida Greceanîi was held in the State Duma. The parties discussed the development of bilateral relations and the strengthening of inter-parliamentary cooperation

Chairman of the State Duma and President of the Parliament of Moldova discussed the development of inter-parliamentary relations

President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova Zinaida Greceanîi thanked Russia for the support provided to the country for overcoming the political crisis and expressed confidence in the resumption and development of bilateral relations at all levels

State Duma unanimously believes that if rights are restricted it will be right to leave PACE

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin said that the previously adopted position remains unchanged: either the Russian delegation will receive full rights or leave the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

The Chairman of the State Duma noted the wait-and-see approach of Bulgaria on relations with Russia

During the meeting, the Chairman of the State Duma and the President of the National Assembly of Bulgaria discussed topical issues, including the construction of the so-called Balkan Stream and the situation around PACE

Leonid Slutskiy urged the Georgian authorities to apologize for the events at the IAO session

“As events in the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy have shown, Georgia is not able to ensure the safety of those who come to the high-level international event. This is very annoying, it is painful for me personally and many of my colleagues but time does not stand still. I think that the Georgian leadership should apologize,” Leonid Slutskiy, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, said.

Petr Tolstoy: Russia may start full-fledged work in PACE tomorrow

The final decision on the credentials of the Russian delegation will be taken on Wednesday, June 26th. Members of the Ukrainian delegation outraged by today's Russian return to the PACE meeting room after a long break initiated the revision of credentials

Evgenii Primakov: we should not punish Georgian people and Georgia as a country

A member of the Committee on International Affairs noted that the actions of a small group of people do not represent the entire Georgian people, who are not Russophobic

Delegation of the Russian Federation will start working in PACE only after confirmation of credentials

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin informed journalists about this. He noted that the Russian delegation was invited to work after a resolution protecting the rights of national delegations was adopted

Viacheslav Volodin: the first steps of the PACE during the summer session are encouraging but we should wait for the adoption of the resolution

The Chairman of the State Duma noted that Russia would not submit an application for confirmation of the delegation’s credentials until the end of the meeting and the adoption of a resolution

800 foreign representatives from 131 countries are expected at the Second International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”

Representatives of almost all European parliaments, as well as parliamentarians from Syria, Venezuela, and North Korea will be among the participants of the Forum. Parliamentarians from Georgia have been invited. It is also expected that Russian and foreign experts, journalists, leading scientists take part in it

Petr Tolstoy: taking care of the safety of Russian citizens in Georgia is the duty of the head of state

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy said that the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin to suspend the flights to Georgia was absolutely balanced and correct