State Duma News

56th session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia took place in Minsk

Formation of a single legal space and actualization of actions on implementation of the provisions of the Treaty on the Union State were the key topics of the session

Viacheslav Volodin proposed to activate work within the framework of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia

According to the Chairman of the State Duma, the parliamentarians of our states need to expand the formats of work that will allow making it more dynamic

Leaders of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia laid wreaths to the Victory Monument

Ceremony was traditionally held in the capital of the Republic of Belarus on the eve of the Memorial Day June 22

Delegation of the State Duma headed by Viacheslav Volodin arrived in Minsk

In the capital of the Republic of Belarus, the 56th session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia will take place on 17 June. During the meeting, the priorities of the further development of the Union State and the activities of the Assembly will be discussed

Viacheslav Volodin: interest in the International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism” is growing — parliamentarians and experts from more than 110 countries will participate in it

The Chairman of the State Duma said that issues of international security, digital economy, and environmental protection will be the main topics of the International Forum "Development of Parliamentarism"

Council of the State Duma will decide on the application to PACE and approve the composition of the delegation on June 19

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin specified that the delegation consists of seven representatives of the Federation Council and 11 members of the State Duma. It is planned that the delegation will be headed by Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy

International Committee supported the draft law on the suspension of the INF Treaty introduced by the Russian President

It recommended reviewing the first reading of the draft law on June 18. In accordance with the draft law, the President of the Russian Federation is entitled to decide on the renewal of the Treaty. The law will come into force on the date of its official publication

Leonid Slutskiy: Washington wants to realize its foreign policy tasks using a few recourses and bearing in mind only its needs

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs noted that the intention of the US Congress to increase military assistance to Ukraine to $250 million in 2020 fully complies with the American task of securing Ukraine in its sphere of influence, and the main goal of this is “to preserve Kyev’s anti-Russian policy without any possible constructive changes after the arrival of the new administration"

Evgenii Primakov: Healthy economic relationships with the East can be just as profitable as with Europe

A member of the Committee on International Affairs believes that "this is not a choice of “either or." He noted that China is a huge market, “and it’s really beneficial for us to cooperate with it”

Chairman of the relevant Committee commented on words of Ukrainian Foreign Minister about reaction to Russia’s return to PACE

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy said that the promises of the Ukrainian Foreign Minister "not to make formal polite gestures" towards PACE if the Russian delegation returns to Strasbourg is blackmail, which "is hardly able to impress anyone"

Viacheslav Volodin expressed hope that the political situation in Moldova will be resolved

The Chairman of the State Duma is confident that the legitimately elected authorities of the Republic will support the development of Moldova within the principles of the supremacy of law, democracy and respect for the choice of citizens

Sergei Neverov: elections in Kazakhstan are held at a high organizational level

Members of the State Duma participate as international observers at the elections of the President of Kazakhstan

Chairman of the State Duma said that the sanctions will not affect fulfillment of the state's obligations to citizens

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin in an interview to the TV channel "Russia 1" at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum-2019 said that no matter who imposed sanctions against Russia, the authorities will be able to deal with this situation and fulfill all its obligations to citizens

Russia is waiting for concrete steps to cease hostilities in southeastern Ukraine

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin told this in an interview with the TV channel Russia 1 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum-2019

Chairman of the State Duma and deputies took part in the gala evening on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and China

The event took place in the Bolshoi Theater after the talks between the leaders of the two countries that were held earlier at the Kremlin