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Viacheslav Volodin: the Council of Europe closed itself from dialogue and eradicated the principles underlying any parliamentary structure

The Chairman of the State Duma believes that this is a reason why a lot of countries have begun to look for new formats of a dialogue, and the Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments has become a new dialogue platform, which "perhaps will replace PACE in some aspects"

Leonid Slutskiy commented on the possibility of expulsion of the Russian Federation from the Council of Europe

According to the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland just tries to take the lead. At the same time, Leonid Slutskiy noted that, perhaps, the Russian Federation should consider suspension of the membership in the Council of Europe itself, without waiting for an expulsion

Viacheslav Volodin: participants of the Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments are ready to overcome the challenges together

Chairman of the State Duma announced that it has been possible to hold a fruitful discussion on a wide range of issues during the Meeting

Participants of the Third Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments adopted a final communique by consensus

The participants of the event spoke in favor of a political settlement of the Syrian conflict, a peaceful resolution of the North Korean nuclear problem, and also stressed the importance of parliaments in resolving issues related to environmental protection. The document also emphasizes the importance of the development of integration structures in Eurasia

Chairman of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan: we value our partnership with Russia

Viacheslav Volodin and Ogtay Asadov hold bilateral meeting on October 9 within the framework of the Third Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments in Antalya

Speech of the Chairman of the State Duma at the plenary session of the Third Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments

The Third Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments takes place in Antalya (Turkey). The main topic of the event is “Economic Cooperation, Environment, and Sustainable Development in Eurasia”. Delegations from 41 countries take part in the meeting

The Agreement on the facilitation of the procedure for mutual trips of residents of border areas of the Russian Federation and Latvia has been ratified by the State Duma

The corresponding law was adopted by members of the State Duma during the plenary meeting

Viacheslav Volodin and Binali Yıldırım signed a communiqué on the establishment of the High-level Inter-parliamentary Commission

The agreement about it was reached during the bilateral meeting of the Chairman of the State Duma with the Chairman of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey held on September 7 in Antalya

Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam supported the idea of the establishment of a High-level Russian-Vietnamese Inter-Parliamentary Commission

The meeting of the Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin with the Chairwoman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân was held in the framework of the Third Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments

Chairwoman of the Narodna skupština of Serbia: Serbia will insist on the inadmissibility of imposing sanctions against the members of the State Duma

At the bilateral meeting with Viacheslav Volodin, Maja Gojković thanked Russia for support on the international arena. Negotiations were held in the framework of the Third Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments

Ali Ardashir Larijani noted the role of the President of the Russian Federation in the settlement of the situation with the Iran nuclear deal

Chairman of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) of the Islamic Republic of Iran also commended the development of inter-parliamentary relations between Russia and Iran

Chairman of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic: the Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments is becoming an important interparliamentary platform

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin and Chairman of Jogorku Kenesh (Supreme Council) of the Kyrgyz Parliament Dastan Jumabekov noted the importance of inter-parliamentary cooperation and bilateral relations of the countries

Viacheslav Volodin and Moon Hee-sang signed the Charter of the Inter-Parliamentary Commission on Cooperation between two parliaments

The Chairman of the State Duma and the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea held a bilateral meeting, after which the document that regulates the work of the Inter-Parliamentary Commission on Cooperation was signed

Speaker of the Qatar’s Advisory Council discussed with Chairman of the State Duma the possibility of holding a cybersecurity conference

Speakers also discussed issues of economic cooperation between the two countries. The meeting of Viacheslav Volodin with Ahmad Bin Abdulla Bin Zaid AL Mahmoud was held within the framework of the Third Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments in Antalya

Viacheslav Volodin held a bilateral meeting with the Speaker of the lower chamber of the Parliament of Uzbekistan Nuriddinjon Ismoilov

The parties discussed the issues of the agenda of the Third Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments, including the economic development of Eurasia