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Next week Viacheslav Volodin to hold meetings with foreign parliamentarians

“We will continue our dialogue on development of inter-parliamentary cooperation with our colleagues-parliamentarians from Armenia and Uzbekistan”, said Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin

Member of the State Duma commented on Joe Biden’s plans to run for second term

The recent statement by the US President Joe Biden about his plans to run for reelection in 2024 is an attempt to respond to suspicions of his incapacity and expectations of possible transfer of power to Vice President Kamala Harris, as said member of the Committee on International Affairs Elena Panina

Committee on International Affairs held a meeting with Ambassador of Russia to the United States Anatoly Antonov

All the ideas expressed at the meeting related to cooperation between the Russian Federation and the United States of America would be taken into account in future work, as said Ambassador of Russia to the United States

First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Ivan Melnikov held a meeting with Ambassador of Vietnam to Russia

The meeting was held in connection with the completion of the Ambassador’s diplomatic assignment in Russia

Leaders of the State Duma factions commented on Joe Biden’s statements about Russian President

Earlier, the Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin called the recent comments of the President of the United States Joe Biden about the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin “hysteria caused by powerlessness” and stressed inadmissibility of such statements made by the head of the state

Viacheslav Volodin: attacks on Vladimir Putin are attacks on Russia

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin called the recent comments of the President of the United States Joe Biden about the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin “hysteria caused by powerlessness” and noted inadmissibility of such statements made by the head of the state

Visa procedures for close relatives of Russian citizens and for foreign tourists will be simplified

Members of the State Duma adopted in the first reading several bills, according to which foreign tourists will need only a hotel booking confirmation to apply for a visa, and foreign close members of families of Russian citizens will be able to get multientry visas with extended period up to one year

Meeting of the PACE Commission to discuss countering COVID-19 may be held in Russia

Chairman of the State Duma said that the issue was discussed at the meeting with PACE President Rik Daems

Chairman of the State Duma: PACE representatives to observe elections to the State Duma

It was agreed at the meeting of Chairman of the State Duma and President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Rik Daems that PACE representatives would observe the parliamentary elections in Russia in September 2021

Viacheslav Volodin suggested PACE focusing on health protection of Europeans

Chairman of the State Duma and the PACE President Rik Daems discussed at the meeting issues related to the current COVID-19 situation and vaccination

Member of the State Duma called new possible sanctions against Russia “a provocative planted story”

Any allegations of using chemical warfare agents by Russia were just nonsense and nothing more, as said the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy

Ivan Melnikov: new possible US sanctions against Russia will affect US companies

The First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma stressed that Russia would handle any sanctions, as Russia is a country with great resources

The State Duma Commission on Foreign Interference to develop legislative measures to protect children

Members of the Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia's Internal Affairs discussed recent attempts to influence children and teenagers with a help of foreign social media

Viacheslav Volodin: ECHR is a political instrument now

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin said that the European Court of Human Rights exceeded its powers when called to release Alexei Navalny

Viacheslav Volodin to hold a meeting with PACE President on March 15

That was announced by the Chairman of the State Duma. According to him, the issue of sanctions policy will be one of the topics of the planned discussion