State Duma News

Viacheslav Volodin: destruction of government institutions leads to extremist attitudes in society and terrorism

Chairman of the State Duma told about this during his speech at the opening ceremony of the 2nd Conference of Speakers of the Parliaments of Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia and Turkey on counter-terrorism and strengthening regional cooperation

Delegation of the State Duma led by Viacheslav Volodin will take part in the 2nd conference on counter-terrorism and regional cooperation

Bilateral meetings of the Chairman of the State Duma with the Speakers of the Parliaments of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey will take place on the margins of the Conference

Viacheslav Volodin met with Ali Ardashir Larijani

The Chairman of the State Duma and Chairman of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Iran discussed the fight against terrorism and the development of interaction at the interregional level

Delegation of the State Duma led by Chairman Viacheslav Volodin arrived in Iran

Iran will host the 2nd Conference of Speakers of the Parliaments of Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia and Turkey on counter-terrorism and strengthening of regional cooperation

Statements of the US Secretary of State about the violation of the INF Treaty by Russia were commented in the State Duma

Head of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy stated that using such accusations, the American authorities are trying, first of all, to strengthen the effect of their statements, not to find the truth. The parliamentarian noted that it was the United States that for the last few years had been engaged in testing of target-missiles for the missile defense system, which, according to the general opinion of specialists, are actually medium-range missiles

Delegation of the State Duma led by Viacheslav Volodin will visit Iran

On December 7, Viacheslav Volodin as a head of a representative delegation of the State Duma will start his visit to Iran, where he will take part in the 2nd Conference of Speakers of the Parliaments of Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia and Turkey on counter-terrorism and strengthening regional cooperation

Vasilii Piskarev: most countries in the UN supported Russian proposals on cybersecurity

The Chairman of the Committee on Security and Corruption Control stressed that the allegations against Russia in cyber-attacks did not affect the support of the Russian resolution on the creation of a working group on countering cybercrime in the UN

Vladimir Shamanov: Russia is not a country, to which ultimatum can be issued

According to the Chairman of the Committee on Defense, the final result of the US leadership’s statements on violation of the terms of the INF Treaty has long been known: to accuse Russia of all non-existent sins. Meanwhile, the US itself is taking actions that indicate a violation of their previous commitments, in particular, deploying missile defense facilities in Romania and Poland

Elena Panina: we will do everything possible to develop relations with various countries

A member of the Committee on International Affairs commented on a speech of the President of the National Council of the Republic of Austria Wolfgang Sobotka at the plenary meeting of the State Duma on December 5th. She reminded the proposal of the head of the National Council to make 2019 the year of exchanges of young Austrian and Russian people. “I believe that this is a very important idea, which we will fully support and assist in organization,” said Elena Panina

Anton Morozov: Ukraine, economically, is an unprofitable member of the European Union

Member of the Committee on International Affairs commented on the statement of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko that the country will soon receive a positive response and become a member of the European Union. “The European Union will simply receive the next parasite as Ukraine. Experience has shown that all Eastern European states are not EU donors, but budget funds recipients”, the member of the State Duma believes

Viacheslav Volodin and Wolfgang Sobotka spoke about the prospects for the development of inter-parliamentary relations between Russia and Austria

Chairman of the State Duma and the President of the National Council of the Republic of Austria reported on plans to enhance cooperation between the two countries at the level of parliaments, and also responded to journalists’ questions

Wolfgang Sobotka: peace in Europe is possible only with Russia

Such a statement was made by the President of the National Council of the Republic of Austria during his speech at the plenary session of the State Duma, which took place after a bilateral meeting with Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin

Wolfgang Sobotka: Russia is one of Austria’s most important partners at the parliamentary level

The President of the National Council of the Republic of Austria stated this during a meeting with Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin. The parties discussed the development of inter-parliamentary relations, cultural exchange and economic relations between the countries

Pavel Zavalnyi: the issue of the implementation of the Nord Stream-2 project is a test for the adequacy of politicians

The Chairman of the Committee on Energy, the co-chairman of the Friendship Group with the German Bundestag announced this at a meeting with the coordinator of the CDU-CSU faction in the Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee, rapporteur of the faction on cooperation with Russia Roderich Kiesewetter

The State Duma appealed to the foreign parliaments and inter-parliamentary organizations in connection with the provocations of the Ukrainian authorities

According to members of the State Duma, the actions of the Ukrainian authorities, primarily the President of Ukraine Petr Poroshenko, and their Western patrons are aimed at aggravating the international situation in the Black Sea region and whole Europe