State Duma News

State Duma: Mutually beneficial cooperation in the area of the Caspian Sea is of strategic importance for Russia

Such opinion was expressed by member of the Committee on International Affairs Sergei Zhelezniak following the Fifth Caspian Summit, which was held in Aktau, Kazakhstan.The heads of Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan signed the Convention on the Status of the Caspian Sea

Leonid Slutskiy: We will continue to work with US politicians who have not yielded to “collective madness”

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy commented on the introduction of new US anti-Russian sanctions connected with its alleged involvement in the Salisbury incident

Irina Iarovaia: US sanctions threaten peace and security on a global scale

Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma Irina Iarovaia said that commenting new US anti-Russian sanctions. As it was previously reported, that the US administration plans to impose new restrictive measures against Russia because of its alleged involvement in the Salisbury incident

How the law on visa-free entry for foreign visitors with FAN ID was adopted

On August 3, the President of the Russian Federation signed the law that allows FAN ID holders of the 2018 FIFA World Cup to enter and exit Russia without a visa until December 31, 2018. They just need to have identity documents and FAN ID with them. Only 20 days passed from the President’s initiative to the bill signing. The law enters into force on August 14

Viacheslav Volodin: visa-free entry for FAN ID holders will ensure the growth of Russia's tourism potential

Viacheslav Volodin: Russian-German Interparliamentary Commission will be established

Chairman of the State Duma Viaсheslav Volodin informed about recommencement of Russian-German interparliamentary relations and declared that the State Duma and Bundestag are forming High Interparliamentary Commission

Viacheslav Volodin closed the spring session 2018

Chairman of the State Duma Viaсheslav Volodin summarized outcomes of the spring session of the State Duma at his closing speech on 27 June. He noted that spring session took place in a period filled with different political events: Presidential elections, the appointment of the Chairman of the Government and its members, approval of the head of the Accounts Chamber and the Address of the President to the Federal Assembly

Viacheslav Volodin proposed to change a schedule of plenary sessions of the State Duma

The Chairman of the State Duma believes that it is necessary to keep the pace of work and to achieve this he proposed to increase the number of plenary sessions from two to three times a week, taking into account the joint work with the Government and the Administration of the President

The law on establishing national offshore areas was adopted

The State Duma adopted a law that establishes rules for the work of international companies in special administrative regions (SAR) of the Russian Federation. The Committee on Economic Policy, Industry, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship worked on the draft of law on national analogue of foreign offshore areas before presenting it to the State Duma

Foreign fans have been allowed to return without visas to Russia

The relevant law was adopted by the State Duma in the third reading. It will operate until the end of 2018. To enter Russia foreign football fans only need a World Cup FAN ID

Viacheslav Volodin: Russian and Azerbaijani parliaments will ensure the realization of decisions of the presidents

During a two-day official visit to Azerbaijan, Chairman of the State Duma Viaсheslav Volodin gave an interview to the channel “AZTV”

The Chairman of the Defence Committee met journalists from South Ossetia and Abkhazia

The meeting took place on the eve of 10th anniversary of the August events in the Caucasus in 2008

Leonid Slutskiy: We have no right to lose a nonproliferation regime

An unprecedentedly high level of American experts, leaders of the largest US research centers participated in the Russian-American conference on arms control

The State Duma counts on an intensification of parliamentary contacts with the USA

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky expressed his view on Russian-American parliamentary relations

The bill on visa-free entry for foreign fans passed the first reading

FIFA World Cup 2018 FAN ID holders will be able to return to Russia without visas till the end of the year. Until the end of the week the bill should be adopted in the final reading