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The Council of the State Duma decided to suspend payment of contributions to the OSCE PA

That was announced by Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin

Vyacheslav Volodin: Western political system has degraded, as well as its leaders

European and American politicians who are responsible for the crimes committed in Libya, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia and Ukraine, should stand trial before an international tribunal, according to Chairman of the State Duma

Vyacheslav Volodin: parliamentary dimension will give new impetus to development of Russia-Zimbabwe relations

Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin held a meeting with President of the Senate of the Republic of Zimbabwe Mabel Chinomona. Speakers discussed issues of strengthening inter-parliamentary ties between Russia and Zimbabwe

Chairman of the State Duma supported proposal to rename again the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia after the Congolese politician Patrice Lumumba

Vyacheslav Volodin is convinced that returning the name will be symbolic in the light of the recent events in Ukraine: Patrice Lumumba, one of the symbols of the struggle of the people of Africa for independence, was killed because of his anti-Western position, defending the interests of the country

The outcome report of the Parliamentary Commission on the US Biological Laboratories to be considered on April 12

Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma Irina Yarovaya said that the Commission approved the outcome report at the meeting and it would be sent for further consideration to both chambers of the Federal Assembly

Irina Yarovaya: parliamentary investigation fully confirmed that the USA and NATO had created military facilities in Ukraine in the guise of biological laboratories

During the meeting of the Parliamentary Commission on Investigation into Activities of the US Biological Laboratories on the Territory of Ukraine, Co-Chair of the Commission, Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma told in detail how the USA had been systematically destroying the Ukrainian targeted biological defense programmе since 1991

Irina Yarovaya: the USA has been preparing to implement plan for military biological exploitation of post-Soviet countries and the whole world

Since 1991, the US Department of Defense used false pretext of eliminating weapons of mass destruction in the former Soviet republics and started to implement the so-called Nunn–Lugar Act, as said Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma

Vyacheslav Volodin: Washington and its satellites are doing everything to turn “war to the last Ukrainian” into “war to the last European”

Chairman of the State Duma commented on the recent UK decision to send ammunition with depleted uranium to the Kiev regime

Chairman of the State Duma instructed to propose effective measures to protect the country’s sovereignty and institution of the President

“President is a head of the state and all attacks on him are attacks on the country,” stressed Vyacheslav Volodin

Vyacheslav Volodin and Dansa Kourouma agreed to enhance inter-parliamentary cooperation

Chairman of the State Duma and President of the National Council of the Transition of the Republic of Guinea noted importance of inter-parliamentary dialogue for development of Russia-Guinea relations

Speech by Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin at the plenary session “Russia-Africa in a Multipolar World”

Chairman of the State Duma proposed to hold the Conference “Russia-Africa” annually

Chairman of the State Duma said that in his speech at the plenary session “Russia-Africa in a Multipolar World”, held at the State Duma in Moscow

Vyacheslav Volodin: Washington should not lecture us how to build relations and make plans for the future

Chairman of the State Duma is convinced that, despite the illegal sanctions imposed by Washington, Russia and African states are developing trade and economic cooperation

Vyacheslav Volodin: Russia and Guinea-Bissau should find new formats of cooperation

Chairman of the State Duma is convinced that inter-parliamentary cooperation will give new impetus to development of bilateral relations

Chairman of the State Duma met with Speaker of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe

Vyacheslav Volodin is convinced that parliamentary cooperation could give new impetus to bilateral cooperation

Vyacheslav Volodin discussed with heads of delegations of the parliaments of African states development of inter-parliamentary cooperation

Meeting was held on the sidelines of the Second International Parliamentary Conference “Russia-Africa”, which started on March 19 at the State Duma

Vyacheslav Volodin and Simplice Mathieu Sarandji discussed prospects for inter-parliamentary cooperation between Russia and the Central African Republic

Meeting of Chairman of the State Duma and President of the National Assembly of the Central African Republic was held on the sidelines of the Second International Parliamentary Conference “Russia-Africa”

Chairman of the State Duma met with President of the National Transitional Council of the Republic of Mali Malick Diaw

Meeting participants discussed further development of cooperation between Russia and Mali and signing of the inter-parliamentary agreement between the State Duma and the Parliament of the Republic

Chairman of the State Duma held a meeting with President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Congo

Vyacheslav Volodin noted the importance of providing all the necessary support within the framework of inter-parliamentary cooperation to implement the decisions reached by the heads of the states

Vyacheslav Volodin: by overcoming sanctions, we become stronger

Chairman of the State Duma said that at the bilateral meeting with Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Zimbabwe