“The election of Petr Tolstoy
Petr Olegovich
to the post of Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will allow to develop the Assembly as a real inter-parliamentary platform for constructive dialogue,” said Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin
Vyacheslav Victorovich
Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (Elected in a single mandate electoral district № 164 – Saratov district, Saratov Oblast)
.
“Petr Tolstoy has consistently defended the interests of our country on international platforms,” said the Chairman of the State Duma.
Viacheslav Volodin reminded that ”last year, Petr Tolstoy actively participated in the negotiations to restore our credentials in PACE and now he works as the head of the Russian delegation.“