State Duma News

State Duma believes that the inter-parliamentary dialogue should be a driving force for the normalization of the political climate

The delegation of the State Duma members headed by coordinator of the group on inter-parliamentary relations with Germany Pavel Zavalnyi and Vice-President of the Bundestag Hans-Peter Friedrich discussed the relations between Russia and the EU, as well as the development of contacts between the State Duma and the Bundestag that attract special attention of the German side

Petr Tolstoy: Ukrainian politicians have opted for a split in the country and inside the Orthodox Church

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma stated this during a bilateral meeting with the delegation of the Bundestag, commenting on the possibility of granting of autonomy to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Negotiations were held in Geneva, in the framework of the 139th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

Members of the State Duma and the Bundestag discussed the development of constructive dialogue and interregional cooperation

During a visit to Germany, the delegation of the State Duma headed by First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Aleksandr Zhukov met Dirk Wiese, Plenipotentiary of the German Government on inter-social cooperation with Russia, Central Asia, and Eastern Partnership countries

Radek Vondráček: parliamentary diplomacy provides an opportunity to raise serious issues

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin held a meeting with Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Radek Vondráček and discussed the development of inter-parliamentary relations between the two countries, as well as a wide range of issues on the international agenda

Viacheslav Volodin: the State Duma intensifies inter-parliamentary contacts with national parliaments of European countries

Chairman of the State Duma noted that relations at the level of national parliaments are developing dynamically

Delegation of the State Duma began a visit to Germany with a discussion of interregional cooperation

Members of the group on inter-parliamentary relations with Germany met the vice-chairman of the Landtag of Thuringia, Margit Jung, and local parliamentarians in the city of Erfurt, and also visited the cities of Gera and Weimar

Viacheslav Volodin believes the results of the last elections in Europe and the USA are a request of the society for the renewal of power

The Chairman of the State Duma commented on the election results in Bavaria

Viacheslav Volodin held a working meeting with Ara Babloyan

Chairman of the State Duma held negotiations with President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia

Members of the State Duma discussed the joint fight against cybercrime with CSTO Parliamentary Assembly colleagues

Russian parliamentarians participate in the field session of the Coordination Meeting of the chairmen of the defense and security committees (commissions) of the parliaments of the CSTO member-states in the framework of the PA CSTO Council, which is held in the Kyrgyz Republic on October 12-13

Petr Tolstoy: we managed to disprove the myth of Russian complete isolation

According to the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma, this is the main outcome of the work of the State Duma on international platforms for the last two years

Konstantin Zatulin: Ukraine goes further along the path of escalating internal and external tensions

The State Duma Committee on Issues of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Contacts with Fellow Countryman is drafting a statement in connection with a number of events that took place in Ukraine. The document will be considered next week

Viacheslav Volodin: the Council of Europe closed itself from dialogue and eradicated the principles underlying any parliamentary structure

The Chairman of the State Duma believes that this is a reason why a lot of countries have begun to look for new formats of a dialogue, and the Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments has become a new dialogue platform, which "perhaps will replace PACE in some aspects"

Leonid Slutskiy commented on the possibility of expulsion of the Russian Federation from the Council of Europe

According to the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland just tries to take the lead. At the same time, Leonid Slutskiy noted that, perhaps, the Russian Federation should consider suspension of the membership in the Council of Europe itself, without waiting for an expulsion

Viacheslav Volodin: participants of the Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments are ready to overcome the challenges together

Chairman of the State Duma announced that it has been possible to hold a fruitful discussion on a wide range of issues during the Meeting

Participants of the Third Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments adopted a final communique by consensus

The participants of the event spoke in favor of a political settlement of the Syrian conflict, a peaceful resolution of the North Korean nuclear problem, and also stressed the importance of parliaments in resolving issues related to environmental protection. The document also emphasizes the importance of the development of integration structures in Eurasia