State Duma News

Issues related to the crisis in Russia-US relations were discussed at the State Duma

The issues were discussed during the round table held in advance of the “government hour” with participation of the Minister of the Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, which is planned to be held in January 2022

Chairman of the State Duma and President of Mongolia discussed development of inter-parliamentary relations

Vycheslav Volodin and Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh expressed support for enhancement of economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation

The State Duma adopted a statement on the inadmissibility of discrimination against Russian compatriots in Latvia

Members of the State Duma stressed that “the policy of the Latvian authorities aimed at discrimination against Russian compatriots directly violates the principles and norms of international law”. They also drew attention to the new attempts to distort history and rehabilitate Nazism in Latvia

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Alexander Babakov met with PABSEC representatives

Meeting participants stressed that the pandemic had affected activities of the General Assembly. Almost all the meetings had recently been held via videoconference. Next session of the General Assembly may be held in Russia in summer of 2022

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Alexander Babakov met with BSEC Secretary General Lazar Comanescu

Lazar Comanescu noted vital importance of Russia’s contribution to the work of the organization

Chairman of the State Duma and President of the National Assembly of the Central African Republic discussed inter-parliamentary cooperation

Vyacheslav Volodin also invited Simplice Mathieu Sarandji to take part in the events of the 3rd International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”

Vyacheslav Volodin met with Natalya Kochanova

Chairman of the State Duma and Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus discussed the decisions adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia on December 2

Chairman of the State Duma: NATO should share responsibility for the migration crisis at the border between Belarus and Poland

Vyacheslav Volodin said that “the US authorities are responsible for citizens of the Middle Eastern countries have become refugees”

Vyacheslav Volodin: The Union State is just at the beginning, and much remains to be done

Chairman of the State Duma stressed that “there are still a lot of capabilities of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia”

Structure of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia may be changed due to implementation of 28 union programs

The current structure of the Parliamentary Assembly will be reviewed by a relevant working group. Such proposal was made by the Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin at the 61st session of the Parliamentary Assembly

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia to consider the draft budget of the Union State at the second meeting of the 61st session

The meeting is planned to be held until the end of the year

Parliamentarians of Russia and Belarus adopted statement on the migration crisis at the border between Belarus and Poland

They called on PACE, OSCE PA, European Parliament and other structures of the European Union to resolve the crisis

Vyacheslav Volodin met with Vladimir Andreichenko

Chairman of the State Duma and Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus discussed, in particular, issues related to providing legislative support for the decisions of the Presidents of Russia and Belarus on the implementation of 28 union programs

Vyacheslav Volodin elected Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia

Such decision was adopted at the 61st session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia

Vyacheslav Volodin met with Alexander Lukashenko

Meeting participants discussed issues related to providing legislative support for decisions of the Supreme State Council of the Union State