News of the Chairman

Viacheslav Volodin: The Union State has many development prospects and integration opportunities in various areas

Chairman of the State Duma, Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia Viacheslav Volodin is convinced that the Union State of Belarus and Russia serves the interests of the nations, and further integration will still be a priority issue

Viacheslav Volodin expressed condolences on explosion in Beirut

Viacheslav Volodin asked to explore the possibility of holding Russia-Iran Inter-parliamentary Commission via videoconference

The Chairman of the State Duma gave relevant instructions to the Committee on International Affairs

Viacheslav Volodin suggested examining compatibility of international treaties of the Russian Federation with the primacy of the Constitution

The Chairman of the State Duma announced that initiative at a meeting of the Bureau of the Council of Legislators. He recalled that the amendment on primacy of the provisions of the Russian Constitution over international agreements strengthens the sovereignty of Russia

Viacheslav Volodin: those people in the Western states who criticize the amendments to the Constitution want Russia to be weak

Chairman of the State Duma told that on the TV programme “Time Will Tell” on Channel One. He commented on the European and US critical statements on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation supported by the majority of Russian citizens

Viacheslav Volodin: each vote in favour of amendments to the Constitution will make our country stronger

The Chairman of the State Duma in an interview to the programme “Parliamentary Hour” commented on the opinion of the Venice Commission, which contains a requirement to exclude or adjust certain amendments to the Constitution

Chairman of the State Duma: we should not stand to see defamation of memory of the victorious soldiers of World War II

Viacheslav Volodin noted that the denying the role of the USSR in the common Victory in some states is inappropriate, and it is important to transfer historical memory and truth to children and grandchildren

Viacheslav Volodin: priorities of Russia's CSTO chairmanship announced by the President of the Russian Federation are guides to action

The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin during the session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in November in Bishkek outlined the priorities of the Russian chairmanship of the Organization,” recalled the Chairman of the State Duma

Next CSTO PA session and meeting of the CSTO PA Council will be held in Russia

Date and venue will be determined later. Such decision was taken at the meeting of the Council of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization

Chairman of the State Duma: it is necessary to expedite the adoption of model acts to harmonize the legislation of the CSTO member states

Viacheslav Volodin noted that 31 model acts out of 43 planned for 2016-2020 have already been adopted

Viacheslav Volodin urged to strengthen the CSTO's capacity to address challenges similar to the spread of COVID-19

Chairman of the State Duma said that at the meeting of the CSTO PA Council, which was held via videconference for the first time. The issue includes coordination of the Organization's member states to ensure security in the face of pandemics and other threats

On June 15 Viacheslav Volodin will hold a meeting of the CSTO PA Council via videoconference

The meeting agenda includes consideration of the Draft program of activities of the Parliamentary Assembly for convergence and harmonization of national legislations

Viacheslav Volodin will hold a meeting of the CSTO PA Council via videoconference on June 15

The meeting agenda includes issues of consideration of the draft programme of activities of the Parliamentary Assembly for convergence and harmonization of national legislation of the CSTO member states for 2021-2025

Viacheslav Volodin: US goal is to maintain its dominance by destructing other countries

According to the Chairman of the State Duma, “a lot of media and bloggers do not realize that they are used by the CIA and the US State Department to destroy their own country.” He also emphasized that “American democracy means enrichment at the expense of others”

Viacheslav Volodin expressed his condolences over the flight crash in Pakistan