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Olga Epifanova: any form of international cooperation is useful for preserving the Arctic

Olga Epifanova, Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, expressed such opinion at the Sixth Northern Dimension Parliamentary Forum in the Norwegian city of Bodø on Wednesday, November 20

Leonid Slutskiy met with Mexican Ambassador to Russia Norma Bertha Pensado Moreno

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mexico to the Russian Federation noted the intensification of bilateral inter-parliamentary cooperation, and also discussed the possibility of holding a joint meeting of the foreign policy committees of the State Duma and the Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of Mexico

Sergei Neverov: cooperation of CIS parliamentarians will not allow falsifiers of history to divide our nationals

According to the head of the United Russia faction, this cooperation of parliamentarians also provides a unique opportunity to implement educational projects and humanitarian initiatives to protect memories of our common victories

Pavel Zavalnyi told how to overcome the divide between Russia and Europe

The Chairman of the Committee on Energy said that not only an intensive dialogue and the lifting of any sanctions, but also the expansion of cooperation in those areas where it benefits both parties are necessary

Russian parliamentarians laid flowers at the monument to prisoners of war executed in Norway during WWII

The delegation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation arrived in the country to participate in the Sixth Northern Dimension Parliamentary Forum, which will be held in Bodø

Vasilii Piskarev: more than 50 legal entities from 12 countries interfered in Russia’s internal affairs

He said this following a meeting of the Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia's Internal Affairs. The parliamentarian specified that the interventions took place in 17 regions of our country

Leonid Slutskiy and Ann K. Hofer called for strengthening Russian-Philippine interparliamentary cooperation

During the meeting with the delegation of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the Republic of the Philippines, the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs noted the need to increase the trade volume between the two countries

Olga Epifanova noted role of parliaments in the development of the Pacific Rim

The Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma held a meeting with the delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the Republic of the Philippines

Leonid Slutskiy: what is happening in Bolivia is the result of a campaign orchestrated outside the country

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs noted that "it is well-known that the United States called for active mobilization against the elected head of state, Evo Morales"

Petr Tolstoy: attempts to rewrite history should not be tolerated

This was stated by the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma at the International Youth Conference “World War II: the Truth for Peace”, held in the State Duma

Parliamentarians met with Deutsche Welle CEO

Representatives of all factions of the State Duma took part in an informal meeting with Peter Limbourg

Viacheslav Volodin urged to protect history

The Chairman of the State Duma stated this, speaking to MGIMO students and teachers at the International Russian-Slovak scientific conference dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Slovak national uprising

CSTO parliamentarians adopted seven model acts

Viacheslav Volodin noted that the approaches presented in the documents will allow, among other things, to fill in the gaps in national legislation and resolve issues that require a uniform solution by all countries of the Organization

Viacheslav Volodin elected Chairman of the CSTO PA

The decision was approved unanimously by all participants at a plenary meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly

Viacheslav Volodin was nominated as Chairman of the CSTO PA

He was nominated by the Speaker of the parliament of Kyrgyzstan, which chairs the Collective Security Treaty Organization