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Leonid Slutskiy: inter-Korean summit — a huge step towards peace and concord on the Korean peninsula

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs believes that the results of the third inter-Korean summit demystify the myth, existing in the West, about the danger of Pyongyang for the sustainable development of the region. He also noted that Russia has always supported political and diplomatic resolution of the problem on the Korean Peninsula

The State Duma expressed serious concern over the escalation of the situation in Syria

The United States of America and its allies are in fact defending the terrorist groups that now exist on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, said the Chairman of the Committee on Education and Science Viacheslav Nikonov

Viacheslav Volodin: without a dialogue, it is impossible to reach mutual understanding and trust

The Chairman of the State Duma expressed this opinion during the meeting with Chairwoman of the First Chamber of the States General of the Netherlands Ankie Broekers-Knol

Viacheslav Volodin suggested creating an interparliamentary high commission with Vietnam

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin announced this during a meeting with the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Nguyễn Phú Trọng. He also noted the high level of development of inter-parliamentary cooperation

Leonid Slutskiy: “PACE may consider the report on the credentials of national delegations in autumn”

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs informed that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) may consider a report on amending the rules and procedures relating to challenging the credentials of national delegations, including voting rights, at its autumn session

The next session of the Commission on Cooperation between the State Duma and the Majlis of Iran will be held in Iran at the beginning of 2019

It was announced by Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin during the Сommission’s session that was held in Volgograd

The first session of the Commission on Cooperation between the State Duma and the Majlis of Iran is being held in Volgograd

It is being conducted by Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin and Chairman of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Majlis) Ali Larijani

Viacheslav Volodin and Ali Larijani discussed the development of the inter-parliamentary relations between Russia and Iran

The Chairman of the State Duma and the Chairman of the Majlis of Iran noted the strengthening of the dynamics of inter-parliamentary relations between the two countries, emphasizing the key role of the Presidents of Russia and Iran in this process

Viacheslav Volodin arrived in Volgograd to participate in the first meeting of the Commission on Cooperation between the State Duma and the Iranian Majlis

The session will be held today. The parliamentarians of the two countries are planning to work out mechanisms for cooperation at the level of the Сomission and relevant committees and outline a plan for work on the unification of national legislation within the framework of deepening bilateral cooperation

The delegation of Iranian Majlis laid flowers at the Eternal Flame on Mamayev Kurgan

The Iranian parliamentarians and members of the State Duma visited the historical and memorial complex “Heroes of the Stalingrad Battle” on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, and laid flowers at the Eternal Flame in the Pantheon of Military Glory and on the Grave of Marshal of the Soviet Union Vasily Chuikov

Viacheslav Volodin will hold the first session of the Commission on Cooperation between the State Duma and the Iranian Majlis

The session will take place today in Volgograd. Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin and Chairman of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Larijani will conduct the first session

The delegation of the Iranian Majlis arrived in Volgograd

Parliamentarians arrived to participate in the first session of the Commission on Cooperation between the State Duma and the Islamic Consultative Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which will be held tomorrow on September 6

The State Duma believes that the flow of refugees to Europe may intensify in case of new US attacks on Syria

This opinion was expressed by member of the Committee on International Affairs Elena Panina. The member of the Committee believes that threatening with new attacks on Syria the US wants to destabilize the situation on the world arena, and this can lead to a new flow of refugees to Europe, in particular, to Germany

The Committee on International Affairs believes that US military activity in Syria destabilizes the situation in the region

Member of the Committee on International Affairs Sergey Zhelezniak also said that the actions of the US military in Syria look like an attempt to provoke a new round of military conflict, to root in the country and create own US center of influence in it

Vasilii Piskarev: “Only together it's possible to struggle against the spread of the ideology of terrorism and extremism”

On September 3, Russia commemorates the Day of Solidarity in the Fight against Terrorism. This date entered the history of our country due to the tragic events in 2004 when terrorists took hostages at the Beslan Secondary School in North Ossetia. On this day the Russians throughout the country pay tribute to the victims of terrorist acts and law enforcement officers who died while performing their official duties