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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

Viacheslav Volodin held a meeting with President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov

This is the first visit of the President of Kyrgyzstan to Russia. Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin expressed confidence that the meeting would give impetus to cooperation between two states

Member of the State Duma reacted to remarks by Joe Biden that Russia “wants to undermine” the transatlantic unity

First Deputy Head of the United Russia faction Adalbi Shkhagoshev commented on the remarks by the US President Joseph R. Biden that Moscow wants to undermine” the transatlantic unity

Member of the State Duma commented on new possible sanctions against Russia

According to the First Deputy Head of the United Russia faction Adalbi Shkhagoshev, an apolitical approach and economic prospects would allow the main EU actors just to “pretend to be menacing”

Leonid Slutskiy commented on his visit to Belgrade

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs paid a visit to Belgrade where he held meetings with President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić, Speaker of the National Assembly Ivica Dacic and Chairman of the Committee on Kosovo-Metohija Milovan Drecun, who is also a head of the parliamentary friendship group on cooperation with the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

Committee on International Affairs held a joint meeting with the Iranian Majlis Commission

Parliamentarians discussed the possible changes of the policy of the new US administration in the region, security issues in the Persian Gulf, as well as the role of parliaments in the development of economic cooperation between Russia and Iran. Members of the Parliaments also discussed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Russian side reaffirmed its commitment to its implementation

Commission on Investigation of Foreign Interference discussed facts of involvement of children in unauthorized protest actions

Following the meeting, the Chairman of the Commission Vasilii Piskarev stated that it was important to make proposals to criminalize activities encouraging participation of minors in unauthorized mass events