News of the Chairman

President of Angola João Lourenço will present his speech at a plenary meeting of the State Duma

On April 3, the Chairman of the State Duma, Viacheslav Volodin, will meet with the President of the Republic of Angola, João Lourenço. The parties will discuss issues of Russian-Angolan cooperation, as well as prospects for the development of inter-parliamentary interaction

Viacheslav Volodin held a meeting with the Secretary General of the Muslim World League Mohammad Ibn Abdulkarim Alissa

The Secretary General of the Muslim World League noted the particular role of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in achieving peace and reconciliation, stressing that other states should learn from this Russian course

Chairman of the State Duma and President of Lebanon condemned US actions in the Middle East

During the bilateral meeting, Viacheslav Volodin and Michel Naim Aoun discussed, in particular, the situation in Syria, including the refugee problem. The Chairman of the State Duma proposed to hold a conference on this issue in Beirut

Viacheslav Volodin expressed his condolences to the families and friends of those killed in the crash of a ferry in Mosul

In a letter to his Iraqi counterpart, Mohamed al-Halbousi, he conveyed words of support to the families of the victims of the disaster

Viacheslav Volodin commented on the decision of Ukraine on his inclusion in a sanctions list

According to the Chairman of the State Duma, such decision of President of Ukraine Petr Poroshenko relates to the upcoming elections and his desire to preserve personal power at all costs

Chairman of the State Duma: Russia and Kazakhstan should continue to be key strategic partners

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin commented on the decision of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev to step down

The Chairman of the State Duma urged to seek compensation from Ukraine in favor of Crimea

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin urged to oblige Ukraine to compensate the Crimea for losses for being its part

Vicheslav Volodin urged to bring to justice US Senator Ben Cardin

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin instructed the Committee on International Affairs to consider the issue of bringing to justice US Senator Ben Cardin for defamation of member of the State Duma Vladislav Reznik

Russia and Italy will pay particular attention to the digital economy

“Today we are trying to find ways to solve the issues of creating a favorable environment together for further development of new technologies, and the current experience of Russia and Italy in this field will help us to take these steps together,” said Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin, opening the meeting of the High Russian-Italian Inter-Parliamentary Commission

Viacheslav Volodin named one of the priorities of relations between Russia and Italy

"Issues of humanitarian cooperation and cultural exchanges are one of the priorities of our mutual decisions," said the Chairman of the State Duma during a bilateral meeting with President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament Roberto Fico. The parties also discussed the development of inter-parliamentary interaction and economic cooperation

Viacheslav Volodin met with President of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

The meeting participants exchanged views on the Russia-US relations, discussed the humanitarian projects, as well as the possibility of intensifying contacts between the State Duma and the US Congress

Viacheslav Volodin: Russian delegation will ask to assess the situation in Venezuela at the session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin announced this at a meeting with Executive Vice President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez. The parties discussed the situation in the Republic, stressing the importance of observing the norms of international law and the principles of non-interference in the affairs of sovereign states

Viacheslav Volodin: Russian-Greek relations are based on strong traditions of friendship between nations

The Chairman of the State Duma declared this at a meeting with President of the New Democracy Party of the Hellenic Republic Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The parties discussed countries’ bilateral relations and spoke in favor of developing interaction in various fields, including within the parliamentary dimension

Viacheslav Volodin and Andrej Danko discussed new formats of dialogue between Russia and Slovakia

Separately, the Chairman of the State Duma and the Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic discussed the issue of harmonization of legislation in the digital sphere

Chairman of the State Duma: more countries should engage in the development of model laws in the sphere of the digital economy

Viacheslav Volodin stressed this following a bilateral meeting with Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic Andrej Danko, where the parties discussed different issues, including harmonization of legislation in the digital sphere