State Duma News

Petr Tolstoy: the decision on PACE is the most important event on the foreign policy agenda of the Russian parliament

According to the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma, until the Regulations of the Parliamentary Assembly are changed and brought in line with the Statute of the Council of Europe, which proclaims the equal rights of all 47 states in this organization, Russia will not return to this Assembly

Vladimir Zhirinovskii: the Kuril Islands will always remain part of Russia

This statement was made by the head of the LDPR faction during the plenary session of the State Duma

Statement of the State Duma “On the Situation around Russian Participation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe”

At today's plenary meeting, members of the State Duma adopted a statement on the non-participation of the delegation of the Russian Federation in the work of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in 2019. The parliamentarians stressed that they had made such a decision in the interests of the citizens of the Russian Federation and the Russian state

The State Duma will not send delegation to PACE

The Russian Federation will also not make contributions to the budget of the Council of Europe in 2019. As Viacheslav Volodin said, these decisions are made only in the interests of Russian citizens

Sergei Gavrilov: Orthodox faith and traditional spiritual values unite Russian society

The Chairman of the Committee on Issues of Public Associations and Religious Organizations stated this during the meeting of the Russian delegation with the Grand Mufti of Syria, Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun. According to the parliamentarian, the Grand Mufti reminded of the danger of using Christianity for political purposes, as it happened with Islam

Member of the State Duma talked about issues which Russia is ready to discuss with Japan

Anton Morozov, a member of the Committee on International Affairs, said that Russia will support any interaction with Japan, with the exception of the issue of violation of the country's territorial integrity. According to him, the problem of concluding a peace treaty still remains and it shall be solved but the position of the Russian Federation on the issue of the Kuril Islands remains immutable

Olga Epifanova takes part in the 27th session of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum

The delegation of the State Duma led by the Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma participates in the 27th session of the APPF in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Within the framework of the Forum, Olga Epifanova co-chaired a meeting of women parliamentarians, which became a permanent body of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum

The Committee on International Affairs suggests not to send a delegation to PACE in 2019

Chairman of the Committee Leonid Slutskiy announced this after its meeting. The issue of sending the delegation will be considered at a plenary meeting of the State Duma on Thursday, January 17

Speaker of the Finnish Parliament: we intend to do everything possible to retain Russia as a member of the Council of Europe

Paula Risikko stated this during a meeting with the Chairman of the State Duma. The parties also discussed the situation in Ukraine, as well as Russia's membership in PACE

Anton Morozov: “A delegation of parliamentarians from Ireland plans to visit Russia in February”

Member of the Committee on International Affairs said that the visit of the delegation of the Ireland-Russia parliamentary friendship group to take place on February 11-13, it has been preparing for more than a year. Parties plan to discuss issues of the current agenda of bilateral relations. A reciprocal visit of Russian parliamentarians may take place in June

Leonid Slutskiy: signing of Tomos of the so-called Orthodox Church of Ukraine will deepen the split of Orthodoxy in Ukraine

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs is concerned about possible persecution of the priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate and damages to church complexes after the signing of the Tomos of a new religious structure. “This is certainly a forced political action, which will definitely lead to growing confrontation in Ukraine,” the parliamentarian said

Adalbi Shkhagoshev: Russia is ready to cooperate with PACE within the framework of international law

First Deputy Head of the United Russia faction noted that such cooperation is possible only due to common interest and sincerity in work, otherwise the Russian delegation will not take part in the next session

Members of the State Duma commented on the possibility of participation of the Russian delegation in the PACE session

Parliamentarians are going to hold consultations during the week, following these consultations, until January 21, members of the State Duma will take a decision whether the Russian delegation will participate in the next PACE session. At the same time, parliamentarians reminded that the situation when the Russian delegation is deprived of the right to vote is unacceptable

Chairman of the State Duma and President of Brazil held a brief meeting

The conversation of Jair Bolsonaro and Viacheslav Volodin took place during the meeting of the President of Brazil with the heads of foreign delegations attended the inauguration ceremony

Chairman of the State Duma and the head of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil discussed development of inter-parliamentary relations

The bilateral meeting was held in the framework of the inauguration ceremony of the President of Brazil attended by Russian delegation headed by Viacheslav Volodin