March 28, 2019 Gennady Zyuganov and Ambassador of France to Russia discussed the situation in PACE Leader of the CPRF faction Gennady Zyuganov held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Russia Sylvie Bermann
March 28, 2019 Leonid Slutskiy: “Trump cannot dictate to Venezuela or Russia how to build relations” The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs called outrageous threats to use “all possible options” to force “Russia to leave Venezuela”. Parliamentarian said that the US is again trying to impose its will with the help of the "right of force", ignoring the "force of law"
March 27, 2019 Viacheslav Volodin held a meeting with the Secretary General of the Muslim World League Mohammad Ibn Abdulkarim Alissa The Secretary General of the Muslim World League noted the particular role of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in achieving peace and reconciliation, stressing that other states should learn from this Russian course
March 26, 2019 Chairman of the State Duma and President of Lebanon condemned US actions in the Middle East During the bilateral meeting, Viacheslav Volodin and Michel Naim Aoun discussed, in particular, the situation in Syria, including the refugee problem. The Chairman of the State Duma proposed to hold a conference on this issue in Beirut
March 26, 2019 Head of the International Committee commented on the decision of Donald Trump to recognize the Golan Heights as the Israeli territory According to Leonid Slutskiy, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, the decision of the President of the United States will not be supported by the world community, as it only complicates the situation in the Middle East
March 25, 2019 Sergei Gavrilov: our task is to maintain trust between Russia and Lebanon “We are ready to provide support to restore confidence in the Lebanese civil society institutions, which are experiencing the consequences of civil wars,” noted Chairman of the Committee on Issues of Public Associations and Religious Organizations. He took part in a business forum organized by the Russian-Lebanese Business Council in cooperation with the International Association of Islamic Business in Beirut
March 25, 2019 Anton Morozov: ”Trump's words about the Golan Heights may aggravate the conflict in the Middle East“ Statement by US President Donald Trump on the sovereignty of Israel over the Golan Heights might aggravate the conflict in the Middle East, which will subsequently lead to the complete destruction of the state, believes the member of the Committee on International Affairs Anton Morozov
March 21, 2019 Viacheslav Volodin expressed his condolences to the families and friends of those killed in the crash of a ferry in Mosul In a letter to his Iraqi counterpart, Mohamed al-Halbousi, he conveyed words of support to the families of the victims of the disaster
March 21, 2019 Ivan Melnikov met with leadership of the Vietnamese diaspora in Russia During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of integration of Vietnamese that live in Russia, as well as problems of their adaptation
March 21, 2019 Viacheslav Volodin commented on the decision of Ukraine on his inclusion in a sanctions list According to the Chairman of the State Duma, such decision of President of Ukraine Petr Poroshenko relates to the upcoming elections and his desire to preserve personal power at all costs
March 19, 2019 Chairman of the State Duma: Russia and Kazakhstan should continue to be key strategic partners Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin commented on the decision of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev to step down
March 18, 2019 One history, one faith, one country: five years ago, the Crimea returned to Russia Today, March 18, Russia celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Crimean Spring, the reunification of the Crimea with the Russian Federation
March 15, 2019 The Chairman of the State Duma urged to seek compensation from Ukraine in favor of Crimea Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin urged to oblige Ukraine to compensate the Crimea for losses for being its part
March 13, 2019 Aleksei Burnashov: Russia and Austria to enhance bilateral dialogue Member of the State Duma, coordinator of the Russia-Austria parliamentary friendship group, Aleksei Burnashov commented on the results of the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria Karin Kneissl to Moscow
March 12, 2019 Petr Tolstoy: we will not tolerate any attempts to interfere in our internal affairs The interests of Russian citizens, not European resolutions and recommendations, shall be a priority of not only domestic but also Russian foreign policy, the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma believes
