Chairman

The CSTO PA meeting was held today

Meeting participants noted the CSTO PA active position on many issues. The parliamentarians agreed to enhance cooperation, as well as continue work on the harmonization of national legislations

Vyacheslav Volodin proposed to develop new formats within the framework of the CSTO PA

He stressed that challenges of the time should be taken into account when developing new formats

Next CSTO PA meeting may be held in Yerevan

In addition, a round table on the situation in Afghanistan may be held in Nur-Sultan

Vyacheslav Volodin called implementation of the decisions of the heads of the organization's member states the CSTO PA priority task

The Chairman of the State Duma, the CSTO PA Chairman noted the importance of facilitation at parliamentary level of ratification of the signed treaties

Vyacheslav Volodin called on parliamentary organizations to develop unified standards to overcome migration crises

The Chairman of the State Duma stressed that the European Union “does not intend to provide assistance to Belarus, there are migrants from the Middle East trying to get to other European states

Vyacheslav Volodin re-elected CSTO PA Chairman

His candidacy was unanimously supported by participants of the CSTO PA plenary session, held on November 29 via videoconference

Vyacheslav Volodin: it is not for US congressmen to decide who should be the President of our country

The Chairman of the State Duma commented on the draft resolution introduced by the US congressmen with a proposal not to recognize Vladimir Putin as President of the Russian Federation if he decided to run for presidency in 2024

Vyacheslav Volodin: the US and EU actions in the Middle East have led to the current situation at the border between Belarus and Poland

Chairman of the State Duma urged the Council of Europe, PACE, OSCE and the European Parliament “to stop shifting responsibility and help refugees”

Vyacheslav Volodin to hold a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia in Minsk

Vyacheslav Volodin will pay his first foreign visit as the Chairman of the State Duma of the eighth convocation on December 2

Members of the State Duma to form the part of the Interparliamentary Group of Russia

It was proposed to elect the Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin as Co-Chairman of the Interparliamentary Group and Evgeny Popov as Deputy Co-Chairman

Chairman of the State Duma invited new President of the German Bundestag to visit Russia

Vyacheslav Volodin congratulated Bärbel Bas on her election as President of the German Bundestag

Vyacheslav Volodin: we need to adopt dozens of laws to implement decisions on integration of Russia and Belarus

On November 4, Presidents of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus at the meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State signed Integration Decree, as well as approved 28 union programs, Military Doctrine and Migration Policy Concept

Vycheslav Volodin had a telephone conversation with Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan Nurlan Nigmatulin

Vyacheslav Volodin elected Chairman of the State Duma of the eighth convocation

He noted in his speech at the first plenary meeting that the work of the State Duma deputies “should be meaningful and final results-oriented, while the populism is destructive”

Chairman of the State Duma emphasized importance of countering foreign interference

Viacheslav Volodin stressed that foreign states will continue their attempts to interfere in Russia’s internal affairs, as they want "to halt development of our country"

Petr Tolstoy announced that Russian delegation to PACE would not go to Strasbourg

The Deputy Chairman of the State Duma also said that Russian parliamentarians would follow the work of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe remotely

Viacheslav Volodin on restrictions on the Russian delegation: it would be right not to participate in the PACE session

The Chairman of the State Duma commented on the restrictions on freedom of movement of the Russian delegation in Strasbourg during the PACE session due to the fact that the EU does not recognize Sputnik V vaccine certificates

Viacheslav Volodin on the report of the European Parliament: “We will not tolerate such resolutions”

The Chairman of the State Duma is convinced that the adopted resolution “is another attempt to interfere in our internal affairs and put pressure on Russian citizens”

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin congratulated Ararat Mirzoyan on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

Viacheslav Volodin called the situation in Afghanistan “evidence of failure of the US foreign policy”

The Chairman of the State Duma is convinced that money that the US authorities spend to overthrow the regimes and support politicians loyal to them in other states should be directed to the purpose to help people of Afghanistan and citizens of neighboring states