Chairman

Vyacheslav Volodin elected Chairman of the State Duma of the eighth convocation

He noted in his speech at the first plenary meeting that the work of the State Duma deputies “should be meaningful and final results-oriented, while the populism is destructive”

Chairman of the State Duma emphasized importance of countering foreign interference

Viacheslav Volodin stressed that foreign states will continue their attempts to interfere in Russia’s internal affairs, as they want "to halt development of our country"

Petr Tolstoy announced that Russian delegation to PACE would not go to Strasbourg

The Deputy Chairman of the State Duma also said that Russian parliamentarians would follow the work of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe remotely

Viacheslav Volodin on restrictions on the Russian delegation: it would be right not to participate in the PACE session

The Chairman of the State Duma commented on the restrictions on freedom of movement of the Russian delegation in Strasbourg during the PACE session due to the fact that the EU does not recognize Sputnik V vaccine certificates

Viacheslav Volodin on the report of the European Parliament: “We will not tolerate such resolutions”

The Chairman of the State Duma is convinced that the adopted resolution “is another attempt to interfere in our internal affairs and put pressure on Russian citizens”

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin congratulated Ararat Mirzoyan on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

Viacheslav Volodin called the situation in Afghanistan “evidence of failure of the US foreign policy”

The Chairman of the State Duma is convinced that money that the US authorities spend to overthrow the regimes and support politicians loyal to them in other states should be directed to the purpose to help people of Afghanistan and citizens of neighboring states

Viacheslav Volodin attended the inauguration ceremony of the President of Iran

Chairman of the State Duma attended the ceremony on behalf of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin

Chairman of the State Duma held a meeting with Speaker of the Joǵorku Keńesh of Kyrgyzstan

Viacheslav Volodin and Talant Mamytov discussed issues of development of Russia-Kyrgyzstan inter-parliamentary relations

Viacheslav Volodin and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf discussed issues of Russia-Iran inter-parliamentary cooperation

Chairman of the State Duma and Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran supported enhancement of cooperation between the two countries on the basis of friendship, trust and absence of double standards

Chairman of the State Duma conveyed greetings from the Russian President Vladimir Putin to the President of Iran

Viacheslav Volodin and Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi discussed issues of development of Russia-Iran bilateral relations and inter-parliamentary cooperation

Viacheslav Volodin to represent Russia at the inauguration of Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi

Chairman of the State Duma will attend the inauguration ceremony of the President of Iran on behalf of the President of the Russian Federation

Viacheslav Volodin congratulated Alen Simonyan on his election as Speaker of the Parliament of Armenia

Chairman of the State Duma wished him success in his work

Viacheslav Volodin met with President of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

Viacheslav Volodin invited foreign parliamentarians to observe elections in September

The parliamentary elections in Russia will be held on 17-19 September 2021

Viacheslav Volodin: we will not implement the ECHR judgment requiring recognition of same-sex marriages

On July 16, the Council of the State Duma adopted a statement “On the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights requiring recognition of same-sex marriages in the Russian Federation”, as said the Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin

Viacheslav Volodin criticized calls not to recognize Russian and Chinese COVID-19 vaccines and called them “irresponsible and short-sighted stance”

The Chairman of the State Duma wrote in his Telegram channel that “the lack of constructive cooperation between countries contradicts the principles of protection of interests of citizens, peace and well-being of Europe”

Viacheslav Volodin proposed to discuss the issue of countering foreign interference at the CSTO PA meeting

The CSTO PA Chairman, Chairman of the State Duma noted the necessity to respect the national legislations of sovereign states, based on traditions and culture

Opening address by Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin at the CSTO PA Council meeting

Viacheslav Volodin announced creation of the institution of the CSTO PA partner states

He stressed that it would help to increase the efficiency and openness of the Assembly