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Why the world needs the development of parliamentarism: five tasks of inter-parliamentary dialogue

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin in the article in "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" wrote about the need to overcome the crisis of international law, to counter jountly global threats, and the resons why multipolarity requires parliamentary mechanisms for discussion

The State Duma to adopt a statement on the situation in Georgia

The Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin told about that after the meeting of the Council of the State Duma. In particular, members of the State Duma will propose to the Government of the Russian Federation to suspend import of Georgian wine and mineral water to Russia, as well as to ban remittances to Georgia. “We consider offends of our country, threats to our citizens, insults against our President, unacceptable,” stressed Viacheslav Volodin

The Council of the State Duma to discuss the imposition of restrictions on certain goods from Georgia

According to parliamentarians, unfriendly actions against Russian citizens and Russia in Georgia should be adequately assessed. Members of the State Duma intend to propose suspending import of wine and mineral water from Georgia, as well as to limit remittances to this country

Viacheslav Volodin: radicals in Georgia, whose goal is to overthrow the current government, need the conflict with Russia

According to the Chairman of the State Duma, the tension will continue to be escalated by a group of radicals and their Western handlers, they expect to come to power that way

The State Duma considers the resolutions of national parliaments on lifting of anti-Russian sanctions important

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy called Speaker of the National Council of Slovakia Andrej Danko a courageous man and stressed that “such resolutions show the position of large number of the country's population, and that sooner or later it will have a positive reverse effect on Brussels"

Andrej Danko: sanctions policy has failed to meet its goal

Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic said that he hopes for the early lifting of anti-Russian sanctions, as he told the Russian newspaper "Izvestia". At the same time, the Parliament of Slovakia may consider a resolution on the suspension of anti-Russian sanctions and normalization of relations with Russia within two months

Address of the President of the Russian Federation to participants of the Second International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”

Vladimir Putin: the modern world needs an open and free exchange of views

The President of the Russian Federation stated this at the final plenary session of the Second International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”. Participants from 132 countries of the world during three days have held discussions in round tables and sections, as well as have taken part in the events of the Parliamentary Conference “Russia-Africa”. The day before the Forum Declaration was adopted

The Russia-Africa Conference will help parliamentarians find new solutions to problems for the long term

The parliamentary conference was held on the eve of a landmark event in Russian-African relations – a Russia-Africa summit that will take place in Sochi on October 24 this year. The summit was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin

Viacheslav Volodin: our country is interested in a mutually beneficial partnership with African countries

The Chairman of the State Duma addressed the participants of the plenary session of the Russia-Africa conference, which takes place within the framework of the 2nd International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”, initiated by the State Duma. The conference is held on the eve of the Russia-Africa summit initiated by the President of the Russian Federation

Humanitarian ties between Russia and Africa are entering a new phase

Today this topic was discussed on the special platform of the Russia-Africa parliamentary conference at the 2nd International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”

Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Zimbabwe: it is important to turn our words into concrete actions

The Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin continue to hold bilateral meetings with the speakers of parliaments of the African continent on the sidelines of the International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”, which is being held on July 1-3 in Moscow on the initiative of the State Duma

Participants of the 2nd International Forum ”Development of Parliamentarism“ agreed on the unacceptability of sanctions

That was acknowledged in the Declaration that was adopted on the second day of the Forum. Parliamentarians also emphasized the importance of broad parliamentary cooperation to ensure sustainable development, international and regional security, environmental well-being, fighting poverty and inequality

Parliamentarians of 132 countries supported cooperation and equal dialogue

The participants of the Second International Forum "Development of Parliamentarism" at the second plenary session summed up the results of the work of two days, emphasized importance of cooperation despite all disagreements and adopted the Declaration declaring the unacceptability of sanctions

Viacheslav Volodin signed an agreement on cooperation with the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN)

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin and President of the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) Irma Amaya Echeverría signed an agreement on cooperation at the Second International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”