Vyacheslav Volodin held a meeting with Special Representative of the President of Nicaragua for Russian Affairs Laureano Ortega Murillo

On June 7, the Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin Volodin
Vyacheslav Victorovich The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the eighth convocation. Elected in single mandate constituency № 163 (Saratov constituency - Saratov Oblast) held a meeting with the Special Representative of the President of Nicaragua for Russian Affairs Laureano Facundo Ortega Murillo in St. Petersburg.

The meeting participants discussed enhancement of cooperation between Russia and Nicaragua within the framework of parliamentary dimension.

The Chairman of the State Duma noted that relations between Russia and Nicaragua were built on the principles of friendship, non-interference in the affairs of sovereign states, and mutually beneficial cooperation in the interests of the people of both countries. Inter-parliamentary dialogue is actively developing, and the Commission on Cooperation between the State Duma and the National Assembly of the Republic of Nicaragua has also contributed a lot to the development of the cooperation, according to Vyacheslav Volodin.

“I would like to express my gratitude to you for paying great attention to the development of our relations. We see the results: over the past year, the trade turnover between our countries increased by 70%. We can call 2024 a good year for economic relations. In the first quarter alone, trade turnover increased by 79%. If there is the same dynamic, we will see good results in the end of the year,” said Vyacheslav Volodin.

“First of all, I would like to once again express my words of support to Russia for conducting the special military operation for world peace. We would also like to condemn the declarations adopted by the United States and other Western countries regarding the use of weapons to attack the Russian territory,” said Laureano Ortega Murillo.

The Chairman of the State Duma expressed gratitude to the representatives of Nicaragua for their position on the situation in Ukraine: “It is very important when you understand how fragile the world is and how carefully we must treat it and our relations, especially in matters of security.”

Vyacheslav Volodin also criticized the ill-considered statements made by Western politicians on the possibility of using weapons supplied to the Ukrainian regime against peaceful Russian cities. According to him, Russia has all capabilities to stop such attempts immediately. But at the same time, it is important to think about further consequences, adds the Chairman of the State Duma.

“That is so bad that European states, that are located just nearby, do not realize the results of the possible tragedy that could take place if such orders and decisions that the President of France and other heads of states adopted them. When we talk about peace, you make a greater contribution to peaceful existence than the countries that should think about it first,” said Vyacheslav Volodin to the Special Representative of the President of Nicaragua.

Laureano Ortega Murillo also noted at the meeting that the Nicaraguan delegation at SPIEF wanted to enhance bilateral cooperation. “At this forum, there are many discussions about the BRICS. And we, as a state, have already expressed our interest in participating in this organization as a partner, and we would also like to emphasize our desire to become an observer state in the EAEU,” said the Special Representative of the President of Nicaragua.