July 2, 2019 Humanitarian ties between Russia and Africa are entering a new phase Today this topic was discussed on the special platform of the Russia-Africa parliamentary conference at the 2nd International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”
July 2, 2019 Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Zimbabwe: it is important to turn our words into concrete actions The Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin continue to hold bilateral meetings with the speakers of parliaments of the African continent on the sidelines of the International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”, which is being held on July 1-3 in Moscow on the initiative of the State Duma
July 2, 2019 Participants of the 2nd International Forum ”Development of Parliamentarism“ agreed on the unacceptability of sanctions That was acknowledged in the Declaration that was adopted on the second day of the Forum. Parliamentarians also emphasized the importance of broad parliamentary cooperation to ensure sustainable development, international and regional security, environmental well-being, fighting poverty and inequality
July 2, 2019 Parliamentarians of 132 countries supported cooperation and equal dialogue The participants of the Second International Forum "Development of Parliamentarism" at the second plenary session summed up the results of the work of two days, emphasized importance of cooperation despite all disagreements and adopted the Declaration declaring the unacceptability of sanctions
July 2, 2019 Viacheslav Volodin signed an agreement on cooperation with the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin and President of the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) Irma Amaya Echeverría signed an agreement on cooperation at the Second International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”
July 2, 2019 Viacheslav Volodin about the Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”: there is more air that is why people are coming here Compared to many other parliamentary structures, the Forum is open to discussion of any issues and does not deprive anyone of the right to vote, the Chairman of the State Duma added
July 2, 2019 Moroccan parliamentarians proposed the creation of a Russian-African parliamentary committee on countering terrorism First Deputy Chairman of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Morocco Slimane El Omrani suggested strengthening cooperation in the sphere of combating organized crime and cyber-attacks during the section “Russian-African Security Cooperation as a Factor for Peace and Stability in Africa: Role of Parliaments” at the International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”
July 2, 2019 Parliamentarians from Russia and African states need to work together on legislation that is in the interests of both sides This issue was discussed at the section meeting "Legislative Support of Trade and Economic Cooperation between Russia and African Countries" in the framework of the Second International Forum "Development of Parliamentarism"
July 2, 2019 Andrei Kemarsky: legislatures should be included in the fight against terrorist threat At the section “Russian-African Security Cooperation as a Factor for Peace and Stability in Africa: Role of Parliaments”, Andrey Kemarsky, Director of the Department of Africa in the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated that Russia will continue to make a significant contribution to the efforts of the international community to solve conflicts in Africa
July 2, 2019 Viacheslav Volodin: it is impossible to have one pattern for all countries The Chairman of the State Duma announced that the State Duma plans to sign a cooperation agreement with PARLACEN
July 2, 2019 Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma talked about long-term cooperation between Russia and African countries Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma Olga Timofeeva stressed that since the Soviet Union Russia and African countries have “friendly ties”
July 2, 2019 Parliamentarian from the Czech Republic believes that sanctions against Russia are futile Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Filip Vojtech said that “sanctions against Russia - it's not a solution”
July 2, 2019 Honorary President of the OSCE PA: Russia’s return to PACE is a very important signal Honorary President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Ilkka Kanerva stated this at the second-day meeting of the section "International Security: Dialogue of Legislators for Peace and Stability", which takes place at the 2nd International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”
July 1, 2019 Chairman of the State Duma met with speakers of parliaments of African states On the eve of the Parliamentary Conference “Russia-Africa” which will be held as part of the Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”, the Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin held a number of bilateral meetings with the speakers of parliaments of African states
July 1, 2019 Petr Tolstoy: interaction between parliaments is interaction of nationals The Deputy Chairman of the State Duma on the section "Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation: Principles, Trends, Institutions" at the Second International Forum "Development of Parliamentarism" said that the inter-parliamentary dialogue is of particular importance in relation to the changes taking place in the world
