State Duma News

Viacheslav Volodin held a meeting with the Secretary General of the Muslim World League Mohammad Ibn Abdulkarim Alissa

The Secretary General of the Muslim World League noted the particular role of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in achieving peace and reconciliation, stressing that other states should learn from this Russian course

Chairman of the State Duma and President of Lebanon condemned US actions in the Middle East

During the bilateral meeting, Viacheslav Volodin and Michel Naim Aoun discussed, in particular, the situation in Syria, including the refugee problem. The Chairman of the State Duma proposed to hold a conference on this issue in Beirut

Head of the International Committee commented on the decision of Donald Trump to recognize the Golan Heights as the Israeli territory

According to Leonid Slutskiy, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, the decision of the President of the United States will not be supported by the world community, as it only complicates the situation in the Middle East

Sergei Gavrilov: our task is to maintain trust between Russia and Lebanon

“We are ready to provide support to restore confidence in the Lebanese civil society institutions, which are experiencing the consequences of civil wars,” noted Chairman of the Committee on Issues of Public Associations and Religious Organizations. He took part in a business forum organized by the Russian-Lebanese Business Council in cooperation with the International Association of Islamic Business in Beirut

Anton Morozov: ”Trump's words about the Golan Heights may aggravate the conflict in the Middle East“

Statement by US President Donald Trump on the sovereignty of Israel over the Golan Heights might aggravate the conflict in the Middle East, which will subsequently lead to the complete destruction of the state, believes the member of the Committee on International Affairs Anton Morozov

Ivan Melnikov met with leadership of the Vietnamese diaspora in Russia

During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of integration of Vietnamese that live in Russia, as well as problems of their adaptation

One history, one faith, one country: five years ago, the Crimea returned to Russia

Today, March 18, Russia celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Crimean Spring, the reunification of the Crimea with the Russian Federation

The Chairman of the State Duma urged to seek compensation from Ukraine in favor of Crimea

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin urged to oblige Ukraine to compensate the Crimea for losses for being its part

Aleksei Burnashov: Russia and Austria to enhance bilateral dialogue

Member of the State Duma, coordinator of the Russia-Austria parliamentary friendship group, Aleksei Burnashov commented on the results of the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria Karin Kneissl to Moscow

Petr Tolstoy: we will not tolerate any attempts to interfere in our internal affairs

The interests of Russian citizens, not European resolutions and recommendations, shall be a priority of not only domestic but also Russian foreign policy, the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma believes

A delegation of French politicians headed by Thierry Mariani will visit the Crimea on March 13–16

According to Leonid Slutskiy, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, the guests from France will take part in the celebrations on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the annexation of the peninsula to Russia

Vladimir Shamanov met with military attaches in the State Duma

The Chairman of the Committee on Defense gave an assessment of the situation in the world to foreign military attaches, and also assured that Russia does not intend to get involved in a “devastating” arms race and acts in full compliance with international treaties in matters of developing strategic weapons

Vasilii Piskarev discussed issues of countering the drug threat with the Iranian delegation

Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni, Secretary General the Drug Control Headquarters of Iran, stressed that Iran and Russia, who today are forced to resist the onslaught of international terrorism and drug crime, should actively exchange practical experience and develop cooperation

Vicheslav Volodin urged to bring to justice US Senator Ben Cardin

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin instructed the Committee on International Affairs to consider the issue of bringing to justice US Senator Ben Cardin for defamation of member of the State Duma Vladislav Reznik

Russia and Italy will pay particular attention to the digital economy

“Today we are trying to find ways to solve the issues of creating a favorable environment together for further development of new technologies, and the current experience of Russia and Italy in this field will help us to take these steps together,” said Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin, opening the meeting of the High Russian-Italian Inter-Parliamentary Commission