State Duma News

Sergei Neverov met the Grand Mufti of Syria

Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun stressed that Syrian side is eagerly awaiting the Russian delegation headed by Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Sergei Neverov, who is responsible for the State Duma’s relations with Syria

Inga Iumasheva: “Parliamentary dialogue between the US Congress and the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation can play an important role in preventing a new round of confrontation”

A member of the Committee on International Affairs noted the importance of active cooperation between the legislators of the two countries. She stated that the Russian parliament is ready to initiate such a dialogue but for its successful advance, support of both parties in the Congress is needed

Members of the State Duma noted the integrated nature of the Concept of the State Migration Policy until 2025

Discussion on the Concept of the State Migration Policy of the Russian Federation until 2025 was held in the State Duma. As members of the State Duma said, it “generally deserves support as a basis for further development and formation on its basis of a “road map” containing concrete solutions to existing problems”

Viacheslav Volodin: Russia and Indonesia should reach the level of trade turnover of $5 billion

It was announced by the Chairman of the State Duma during a bilateral meeting with the Chairman of the Regional Representative Council of the People's Consultative Assembly of Indonesia Oesman Sapta Odang. The parties also discussed relations between the two countries and the development of inter-parliamentary interaction

Viacheslav Volodin: Commission for Cooperation between the State Duma and the Narodna skupština will discuss the development of digital economy

Chairman of the State Duma told about that when opening the Third meeting of the Commission for Cooperation between the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia

Maja Gojković: our cooperation with the State Duma has reached its highest level, unprecedented for the Narodna skupština

This statement was made by the Chairwoman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia during her speech at the plenary meeting. She stressed that Serbia will never impose sanctions on Russia and the fraternal Russian people, and the cooperation of the parliaments of the two countries is very informative and successful

Speech of Chairwoman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Maja Gojković at the plenary meeting of the State Duma

This speech was delivered by the Chairwoman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia during her attendance of the plenary meeting of the State Duma

Maja Gojković: Serbia will never impose sanctions against Russia

Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia told about that at a bilateral meeting with Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin. The parties also discussed issues of strengthening of inter-parliamentary cooperation and the development of relations between the two countries in the humanitarian sphere, education and trade

Mikhail Degtiarev: “We are very optimistic about the growth of tourist flow between Russia and Japan”

The Chairman of the Committee on Physical Culture, Sport and Youth Affairs held a meeting of the parliamentarian group with a delegation of Japanese parliamentarians headed by acting Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, Motoo Hayashi. During negotiations, issues of the development of tourist flow between Russia and Japan were discussed

Aleksei Chepa commented on the new EU chemical weapons regime

The Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs suggested that the new sanctions were introduced under US pressure. At the same time, the parliamentarian believes that restrictions should now be introduced against Washington, because the United States, unlike Russia, has not destroyed its chemical weapons

Leonid Slutskiy: “US withdrawal from INF Treaty may entail withdrawal from the Non-Proliferation Treaty”

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs is sure that this will completely demolish the entire non-proliferation and disarmament regime on the planet, which took decades to build in the second half of the last century

Member of the State Duma called war on monuments in Poland “a policy of state vandalism”

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy said that the dismantling of the monument of Gratitude to the Red Army in Warsaw is a hateful act of ungrateful descendants. He noted that “this barbarism and the disregard of historical memory happen with the full connivance of the European community against the background of a common anti-Russian hysteria”

Opening ceremony of the 9th International Parliamentary Games took place in the State Duma

Games take place in Moscow from October 19 to October 21. Parliamentarians from 12 countries compete in six sports and take part in the official program of the State Duma, dedicated this year to holding the XXIX Winter Universiade 2019 in Krasnoyarsk

Sergei Neverov: we have helped and will continue to help the fraternal Syrian people

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Sergei Neverov stated this during the meeting of the State Duma members with the delegation of the People’s Council of Syria, members of the Deputy Group on Relations with the Russian Parliament and the Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic in Moscow Riad Haddad

The First International Congress of Youth Parliaments was opened in the State Duma

57 foreign participants from 31 countries, including parliamentarians from 14 countries, participate in the Congress