On September 21, 2024, on behalf of the Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin
Volodin
Vyacheslav Victorovich
The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the eighth convocation. Elected in single mandate constituency № 163 (Saratov constituency - Saratov Oblast)
, the First Deputy
Chairman of the State Duma Ivan Melnikov
Melnikov
Ivan Ivanovich
held a meeting with the Cuban
parliamentary delegation headed by the Vice-President of the National Assembly
of People's Power and the State Council of the Republic of Cuba, Co-Chair of the Commission on Cooperation between the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the National Assembly of People's Power of the Republic of Cuba, Ana María Mari Machado.
Certain aspects of Russian-Cuban interstate relations with special attention to the inter-parliamentary ties were discussed at the meeting. In particular, the meeting participants analyzed the progress of the parliamentary cooperation program between the State Duma and the National Assembly of People's Power of the Republic of Cuba. The participants noted the effectiveness of the six working groups created within the Commission. The parties determined an algorithm for further inter-parliamentary cooperation, including in terms of clarifying the time and format of the next meeting.
Cuban parliamentarians shared their impressions of their participation in the Eurasian Women's Forum, which was held in St. Petersburg, and expressed their appreciation for this international event.
The First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Dmitry Novikov
Novikov
Dmitry Georgievich
and Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Russian Federation Julio Antonio Garmendia Peña
attended the meeting.