News of the Chairman

Delegation of the State Duma led by Viacheslav Volodin will take part in the 2nd conference on counter-terrorism and regional cooperation

Bilateral meetings of the Chairman of the State Duma with the Speakers of the Parliaments of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey will take place on the margins of the Conference

Viacheslav Volodin met with Ali Ardashir Larijani

The Chairman of the State Duma and Chairman of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Iran discussed the fight against terrorism and the development of interaction at the interregional level

Delegation of the State Duma led by Chairman Viacheslav Volodin arrived in Iran

Iran will host the 2nd Conference of Speakers of the Parliaments of Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia and Turkey on counter-terrorism and strengthening of regional cooperation

Delegation of the State Duma led by Viacheslav Volodin will visit Iran

On December 7, Viacheslav Volodin as a head of a representative delegation of the State Duma will start his visit to Iran, where he will take part in the 2nd Conference of Speakers of the Parliaments of Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia and Turkey on counter-terrorism and strengthening regional cooperation

Viacheslav Volodin and Wolfgang Sobotka spoke about the prospects for the development of inter-parliamentary relations between Russia and Austria

Chairman of the State Duma and the President of the National Council of the Republic of Austria reported on plans to enhance cooperation between the two countries at the level of parliaments, and also responded to journalists’ questions

Wolfgang Sobotka: Russia is one of Austria’s most important partners at the parliamentary level

The President of the National Council of the Republic of Austria stated this during a meeting with Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin. The parties discussed the development of inter-parliamentary relations, cultural exchange and economic relations between the countries

Viacheslav Volodin: we do not understand why the actions of the Ukrainian President remain without an assessment of the European Parliament

Viacheslav Volodin, the Chairman of the State Duma, said this during a meeting with Rolandas Paksas, a member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chairman of the “Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy” group. The parties also discussed the situation in Ukraine and the key challenges of European and world politics

Viacheslav Volodin: it is our duty to inform the parliaments of Europe and Asia about the situation in Ukraine

After the meeting of the State Duma Council, the Chairman of the State Duma also announced that the Russian border guards, who heroically resisted the Ukrainian Navy in the Kerch Strait, will be awarded by the State Duma

Viacheslav Volodin will meet with head of the Austrian lower house of parliament Wolfgang Sobotka

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin will meet with President of the National Council of the Republic of Austria Wolfgang Sobotka on December 5

Chairman of the State Duma: a provocation in the Kerch Strait is an attempt of Petr Poroshenko to raise his rating

Viacheslav Volodin visited the editors of “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” and answered their questions, including about the events of November 25 in the Kerch Strait, when Ukrainian ships violated the sovereign Russian border. He explained what goals the Kiev authorities were pursuing, giving a command to such a provocation, and how parliamentarians are going to convey the truth about the incident to their European colleagues

Viacheslav Volodin: martial law in Ukraine was declared to preserve the political power of Petr Poroshenko

The Chairman of the State Duma expressed such opinion to parliamentary journalists. He urged to discuss the situation in Ukraine at the international level, "because today in the center of Europe there is a state whose leadership is trying to maintain power by any means, and human rights are being violated," he stressed

Viacheslav Volodin held a meeting with Chairman of the Jogorku Kenesh of Kyrgyzstan Dastanbek Jumabekov

The Chairman of the State Duma and the Chairman of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic discussed the development of inter-parliamentary cooperation between the two countries

Viacheslav Volodin: the citizens of Ukraine became hostages of a crazy attempt of the leadership of their country

Viacheslav Volodin commented on signing a decree on the imposition of martial law in the country by President Petr Poroshenko. The decree is being discussed in the Verkhovna Rada and, perhaps, will be approved in the form of a law

Viacheslav Volodin and Igor Dodon supported the development of inter-parliamentary relations between Russia and Moldova

In particular, during the bilateral meeting, Chairman of the State Duma and President of the Republic of Moldova discussed the issue of establishment of a working group between the State Duma and the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova

Viacheslav Volodin: the Inter-Parliamentary Conference “Russia-Africa” will be held in 2019

The Chairman of the State Duma informed about this during a meeting with the ambassadors of African countries in Russia which was held in the State Duma for the first time on November 19