Alexander Zhukov met with Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress of Brazil Hugo Motta

The First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Alexander Zhukov Zhukov
Alexander Dmitrievich met with the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress of Brazil Hugo Motta on the sidelines of the 11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in Brasilia.

The issues related to enhancing inter-parliamentary cooperation in the interests of the strategic partnership of the two states, as well as interaction within the framework of international inter-parliamentary platforms, were discussed at the meeting.

“Regular Russia-Brazil political dialogue at the highest and expert levels allows us to gradually strengthen the strategic partnership between our countries, as well as coordinate approaches on a number of regional and global issues,” said Alexander Zhukov and noted the regular dialogue between the presidents Vladimir Putin and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

“We are always open to continue exchanging views with Brazilian partners and other states of the Global South on this issue in the spirit of the strategic partnership that binds our countries,” emphasized the First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma.

“Brazil is Russia's leading trade and economic partner in Latin America. Despite the current illegal restrictive measures against our country, bilateral trade between Russia and Brazil has grown in recent times. We hope that this trend will continue,” said Alexander Zhukov.

The issues related to enhancing humanitarian cooperation between Russia and Brazil were also discussed at the meeting.

Alexander Zhukov also expressed gratitude to the Brazilian side for the participation of the President and the delegation in the ceremonial events on the occasion of 80th anniversary of the Great Victory that were held on May 9 in Moscow. “This is very important for us. We consider it as a fact of proximity of our countries’ positions on such a sensitive issue as countering attempts to falsify history. In Europe, in many countries, Nazism is being justified and even glorified,” stressed the parliamentarian.

Hugo Motta, in turn, conveyed words of greetings to 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) and invited him to pay a visit to Brazil.