State Duma News

Russian delegation to PACE opposed the resolution regulating the restriction of rights of national delegations

The Russian delegation to PACE issued a statement related to the adoption of the resolution “Complementary joint procedure between the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly in response to a serious violation by a member State of its statutory obligations”

Olga Epifanova held a meeting with the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore

The Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma noted that modern Singapore is an important and prospective partner of Russia

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs commented on the cancellation of the visit of the Dutch parliamentarians to Russia

Leonid Slutskiy stressed that "the scandal with the cancellation of the visit of the parliamentary delegation from the Netherlands to Russia could have been provoked in advance." “On the other hand, we reaffirm our willingness to continue our communications with the parliamentarians of the Netherlands and with the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Second Chamber. Members of the State Duma quite constructively communicate with them at international platforms, including PACE,” he said

PACE ratified the credentials of the Russian delegation

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ratified the credentials of the Russian delegation in full. After returning to PACE, Russia implemented a number of recommendations, the organization’s Monitoring Committee confirmed earlier

Viacheslav Volodin: election of Petr Tolstoy as PACE Vice-President will allow to develop the Assembly

The Chairman of the State Duma reminded that “last year Petr Tolstoy actively participated in the negotiations to restore our credentials in PACE and now he works as the head of the Russian delegation”

Petr Tolstoy elected PACE Vice-President

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma heads the Russian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Leonid Slutskiy: “Any secondary sanctions against the Russian delegation to PACE will again make us leave the Assembly”

This opinion was expressed by the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs. At the same time, he noted that “without unnecessary utopia, I would have considered such development very unlikely within the framework of raising the question of the ratification of our credentials”. “In Strasbourg, it’s becoming more and more interesting, and the work of the Russian delegation is more and more effective. It’s still not easy for us, but we will continue our work,” he stressed

Aleksei Chepa: the USSR after World War II invested enormous financial resources to restore the entire infrastructure of Poland

If we calculate the amounts spent by the USSR to rebuild infrastructure Poland after the World War II, then the total GDP of this country is not enough to reimburse it, as said the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs

Chairman of the State Duma: under conditions of US sanctions Russia and Iran should increase trade turnover

At a meeting of the interparliamentary commission of Russia and Iran Viacheslav Volodin also urged European countries and interparliamentary organizations not to remain silent and not to have an "ostrich attitude" in a situation when US actions lead to increased tension in the Middle East

Chairman of State Duma discussed with President of Iran development of relations between the two states

During the meeting, Viacheslav Volodin also conveyed greetings from President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to Hassan Rouhani

Viacheslav Volodin: Russia and Iran should strengthen inter-parliamentary ties

The Chairman of the State Duma said this at a meeting with the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Larijani, which was held in Tehran. He noted the importance of developing inter-parliamentary ties to overcome the challenges, which Moscow and Tehran are facing

Viacheslav Volodin will hold a meeting of the inter-parliamentary commission of Russia and Iran

On January 27, the Chairman of the State Duma will pay a working visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, during which he will hold the second meeting of the Commission on Cooperation between the State Duma and the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, and will also meet Speaker Ali Larijani

Russian delegation in PACE will raise the issue of clarifying the mechanism for depriving delegations of their credentials

According to Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy and Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy, delegates from Russia will raise the issue of increasing the quorum for taking reactive measures to countries violating the principles of the Council of Europe

The State Duma Commission on Foreign Interference to examine foreign media publications on snap elections

The Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia's Internal Affairs will carefully examine the publications of a number of foreign media about possible re-election to the State Duma

Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

The President of Russia delivered the Address to the Federal Assembly on Wednesday, January 15. The ceremony took place at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. Here is the full text of the Address