State Duma News

The law on establishing national offshore areas was adopted

The State Duma adopted a law that establishes rules for the work of international companies in special administrative regions (SAR) of the Russian Federation. The Committee on Economic Policy, Industry, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship worked on the draft of law on national analogue of foreign offshore areas before presenting it to the State Duma

Foreign fans have been allowed to return without visas to Russia

The relevant law was adopted by the State Duma in the third reading. It will operate until the end of 2018. To enter Russia foreign football fans only need a World Cup FAN ID

Viacheslav Volodin: Russian and Azerbaijani parliaments will ensure the realization of decisions of the presidents

During a two-day official visit to Azerbaijan, Chairman of the State Duma Viaсheslav Volodin gave an interview to the channel “AZTV”

The Chairman of the Defence Committee met journalists from South Ossetia and Abkhazia

The meeting took place on the eve of 10th anniversary of the August events in the Caucasus in 2008

Leonid Slutskiy: We have no right to lose a nonproliferation regime

An unprecedentedly high level of American experts, leaders of the largest US research centers participated in the Russian-American conference on arms control

The State Duma counts on an intensification of parliamentary contacts with the USA

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky expressed his view on Russian-American parliamentary relations

The bill on visa-free entry for foreign fans passed the first reading

FIFA World Cup 2018 FAN ID holders will be able to return to Russia without visas till the end of the year. Until the end of the week the bill should be adopted in the final reading

Sergei Gavrilov expressed condolences to the Greek people

President of the Orthodox Interparliamentary Assembly, Chairman of the Committee on Development of Civil Society, Public and Religious Organizations Sergei Gavrilov expressed his condolences to the Greek people in connection with the consequences of forest fires in Greece and wished a speedy recovery to all victims

Day of acceptance of Crimea in the Russian Empire became a new memorable date

The authors of the bill believe that the establishment of a new Russian memorable date confirms the continuity of the presence of the Crimean peninsula and the city of Sevastopol as part of the Russian state

Viacheslav Volodin: the parliaments of Russia and Japan have great potential for cooperation

On 24 July Chairman of the State Duma Viaсheslav Volodin held a meeting with Chairman of the House of Councilors of the Japanese Parliament, Chūichi Date

Viacheslav Volodin held a meeting with President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in

After his speech at the plenary session of the State Duma President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in met with Chairman of the State Duma Viaсheslav Volodin

Viacheslav Volodin: dialogue is extremely necessary because any dialogue is the basis of trust

Representatives of the State Duma held a meeting with the ambassadors of the Russian Federation in the countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. 64 ambassadors attended the meeting

Viacheslav Volodin: the Helsinki summit is of great importance not only for the Russian Federation and the United States but for the whole world

The Chairman of the State Duma commented on the results of the meeting of the Presidents of the Russian Federation and the US, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, held in the capital of Finland yesterday

The State Duma summed up the results of the FIFA World Cup

It was suggested by members of the State Duma to reward the players, the head coach of the national team Stanislav Cherchesov, and the Organizing Committee of the World Cup with Awards of Merits for a great performance at the home World Cup. "Thanks to these people, Russia celebrates a great diplomatic, cultural and sports victory," Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Igor Lebedev said

Russian delegation left a conference hall of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy informed that the entire Russian delegation left a conference hall of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly because of violation of regulations while considering anti-Russian resolutions