State Duma News

Aleksei Chepa commented on the words of the European Parliament member on the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine

The Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs noted that “the fact that many MEPs understand the necessity of negotiations between Kiev and Moscow is very important.” He also believes that it is too early to draw conclusions whether the Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky and his supporters will listen to the calls from the European Parliament

Viacheslav Volodin on the elections to the European Parliament: blind support of the course imposed on the EU from overseas, anti-Russian attacks and provocations should become a thing of the past

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin commented on the elections to the European Parliament that took place on May 23-26. He noted that changes in the political setup reflected at the elections were caused by growing demand for reinforcement of the role of nation-states

Leonid Slutskiy: the past elections to the European Parliament seriously change the political landscape

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs commented on the results of the elections to the European Parliament that took place the day before. According to him, a record-high turnout that exceeded 50% for the first time in the last decades indicates an increase in the activity of both supporters of Euro-skeptics and European integration

Leonid Slutskiy commented on Theresa May's resignation

According to Leonid Slutskiy, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, the resignation of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the result of both the internal political and internal party crisis, and the situation with Brexit

Head of the International Committee Leonid Slutskiy met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić

The parties discussed the situation in Kosovo and Metohija, as well as the actions of the unrecognized administration in Pristina

Chairman of the State Duma: a meeting of the high-level inter-parliamentary commission with Vietnam will be held already this year

During the meeting Viacheslav Volodin and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc discussed issues of further development of bilateral relations. The Chairman of the State Duma called for the abolition of visas between countries, urging to work on this as a matter of priority

Head of the Information Committee informed about the correction of the error with the representation of Crimea on Apple devices

The Russian representative office of Apple informed the heads of the relevant committees of the State Duma that Crimea and Sevastopol are displayed on maps applications of their mobile devices as the territory of Russia. Members of the State Duma promised to monitor compliance with the laws regarding the territorial integrity of the country

President of the Republic of the Congo addressed members of the State Duma

Denis Sassou Nguesso noted that issues on the international agenda are the area where the similarity of the positions of Russia and the Congo reflects a high degree of trust between the countries. Earlier, Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin held a bilateral meeting with President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso

Viacheslav Volodin: the State Duma is ready to legally ensure the agreement of the Presidents of the Russian Federation and the Congo

The Chairman of the State Duma invited the delegation of the Congo parliament to take part in the International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”, which will be held in Moscow on July 1-3. “This will allow us to both get to know each other and discuss the issues that concern our peoples,” said Viacheslav Volodin

Elena Panina: European countries are interested in improvement of relations with Russia

Many European countries are interested in improvement of relations with Russia and its return to PACE, because they understand that it is impossible to address geopolitical issues without Russia. This was stated by a member of the Committee on International Affairs Elena Panina at a meeting with the Italian delegation

Leonid Slutskiy met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Egypt to Russia

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy met with H.E. Ihab Nasr, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Egypt to Russia. The parties discussed the development of Russian-Egyptian relations, the situation in the Middle East, as well as the preparation for the Russia-Africa Inter-Parliamentary Conference

Head of the International Committee held a meeting with Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Russia Lee Sok Bae

Leonid Slutskiy held a meeting with the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Russia, Lee Sok Bae. The parties exchanged views on topical issues of bilateral relations

Specified committee commented on the situation around Russian citizen arrested in the US Maria Butina

Leonid Slutskiy, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, assured that the money needed to pay for lawyers for the Russian citizen would be definitely found

CSTO PA Council meeting was held in Bishkek

Viacheslav Volodin chaired the meeting of CSTO PA Council. The agenda includes discussion of the situation in the regions adjacent to the CSTO area of responsibility, measures of addressing the challenges and threats to collective security, as well as the approximation of the legislation of the CSTO member states

Viacheslav Volodin held a number of bilateral meetings after a meeting of the CSTO PA Council

Bilateral meetings of the Chairman of the State Duma with the Chairman of Majlisi Namoyandagon of Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Deputy President of the National Assembly of Serbia took place on the sidelines of the CSTO PA Council meeting that was held today in Bishkek