State Duma News

Leonid Slutskiy: “There were no surprises in the midterm elections to the US Congress”

Democrats secure the most seats in the House of Representatives, Republicans strengthen their positions in the Senate. Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs believes that "such an outcome shows that the split still persists in American society"

Vasilii Piskarev: agreements on enhanced cooperation with Iranian parliamentarians have been reached

After the visit of the State Duma delegation to Iran, Chairman of the Committee on Security and Corruption Control Vasilii Piskarev, stated that during the meetings, parties reached full mutual understanding and demonstrated mutual willingness to develop the inter-parliamentary cooperation. According to the parliamentarian, in particular, it was proposed to continue the discussion of measures to counter drug proliferation. Iranian colleagues were also invited to pay a reciprocal visit to Moscow

State Duma members as part of the OSCE PA delegation monitor the mid-term elections to the US Congress

Midterm elections to the Congress are taking place in the US. Among the observers of the OSCE PA, there are two State Duma members, Artem Turov and Aleksei Kornienko. They are observing elections in Washington and Maryland

Svetlana Zhurova held a meeting with the delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

First Deputy Chairwoman of the Committee on International Affairs Svetlana Zhurova conducted a meeting with the delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on 2 November where world’s topical issues were discussed

Sergei Gavrilov: Russia is perceived as guarantor of security in the Middle East

Chairman of the Committee on Issues of Public Associations and Religious Organizations said about it during his meeting with representatives of the Lebanese Christian community, which was held in the State Duma. The parties discussed the problems of peacekeeping and humanitarian activities of Russia in the Middle East, counter-terrorism and the current situation of Christian communities in the region

Leonid Slutskiy and Inga Iumasheva met young US scientists

In the State Duma participants of the 4th Forum of Young Professionals in the Field of Nuclear Non-Proliferation discussed questions of Russian-American cooperation in the field of nuclear safety on October 29. Students, young specialists and scientists in the field of nuclear non-proliferation from leading American universities and from National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI) were invited to the State Duma by a member of the United Russia faction Inga Iumasheva

Vasilii Piskarev: Russia is ready to enhance cooperation with Iran

The delegation of the State Duma Committee on Security and Corruption Control headed by its Chairman discussed with Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Ardashir Larijani issues of the expansion of inter-parliamentary cooperation and exchange of experience in the field of cyber security, drug control and counter-terrorism

Anton Morozov: “New German Chancellor should be focused on the interests of Europe”

Member of the Committee on International Affairs commented on the decision of the current German Chancellor Angela Merkel to step down in 2021. He also noted that Russia is ready to work with any politician who will be elected as the new Chancellor of Germany

Ivan Melnikov declared over-politization of the G7 and the Council of Europe

First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma stressed that the Russian Federation still welcomes any joint action for peace, equitable and sustainable development on the planet

Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan: we need to raise the status of the CSTO on the international arena

In a meeting with State Duma Chairman Viacheslav Volodin, Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev called the CSTO PA a highly important organization, “especially in this difficult time, when sanctions are being applied and attempts are being made to isolate Russia”

Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez: Russia assists in establishing a climate of peace and stability

The Chairman of the State Council and the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, expressed such opinion during a meeting with Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin, which took place in the State Duma on November 2

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs commented on the results of the elections of the President of Brazil

Leonid Slutskiy expressed hope that the interaction between two countries in the UN, BRICS and the G20 will be continued and also said that Brazil's new President, Jair Bolsonaro, “has already promised a sound foreign policy approach”

Members of the LDPR faction met with representatives of the Russian Diaspora in Dushanbe

Leader of the LDPR faction Vladimir Zhirinovskii, Chairman of the Committee on Physical Culture, Sport and Youth Affairs Mikhail Degtiarev and other members of the faction came with working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan

Anatolii Vybornyi informed about new model laws on counteraction to terrorism supported by the CSTO PA meeting

Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Security and Corruption Control stated that "within the framework of the CSTO, anti-terrorism legislation is being fine-tuned." The essence of one of the recent parliamentarians' proposals is to create a single list of organizations that are recognized as terrorist.

Petr Tolstoy: a new state policy on working with compatriots will help eliminate existing bureaucratic restrictions

The Deputy Chairman of the State Duma stated this to journalists commenting results of the first day of the 6th World Congress of Compatriots living abroad. He noted that for a long time thousands of our compatriots wanted to obtain Russian citizenship, but they had to deal with the shameful indifference of local officials