State Duma News

Petr Tolstoy: Russia may start full-fledged work in PACE tomorrow

The final decision on the credentials of the Russian delegation will be taken on Wednesday, June 26th. Members of the Ukrainian delegation outraged by today's Russian return to the PACE meeting room after a long break initiated the revision of credentials

Evgenii Primakov: we should not punish Georgian people and Georgia as a country

A member of the Committee on International Affairs noted that the actions of a small group of people do not represent the entire Georgian people, who are not Russophobic

Delegation of the Russian Federation will start working in PACE only after confirmation of credentials

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin informed journalists about this. He noted that the Russian delegation was invited to work after a resolution protecting the rights of national delegations was adopted

Viacheslav Volodin: the first steps of the PACE during the summer session are encouraging but we should wait for the adoption of the resolution

The Chairman of the State Duma noted that Russia would not submit an application for confirmation of the delegation’s credentials until the end of the meeting and the adoption of a resolution

800 foreign representatives from 131 countries are expected at the Second International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”

Representatives of almost all European parliaments, as well as parliamentarians from Syria, Venezuela, and North Korea will be among the participants of the Forum. Parliamentarians from Georgia have been invited. It is also expected that Russian and foreign experts, journalists, leading scientists take part in it

Petr Tolstoy: taking care of the safety of Russian citizens in Georgia is the duty of the head of state

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy said that the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin to suspend the flights to Georgia was absolutely balanced and correct

Leonid Slutskiy commented on the resignation of the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia

According to the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, the resignation of the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, is the result of provocation of anti-Russian forces

State Duma linked the actions of the Georgian radicals to attempts to hinder the development of relations between our countries

Chairman of the Committee on Issues of Public Associations and Religious Organizations, President of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy Sergei Gavrilov also noted that the radicals that attacked the Russian delegation may be associated with the former President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili

Russian parliamentarians left Georgian parliament because of the seizure of its building by radicals

Chairman of the Committee on Issues of Public Associations and Religious Organizations, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy Sergei Gavrilov informed that the parliament building was seized by radicals, and therefore the IAO parliamentarians left the Georgian parliament building under protection

Group of State Duma members participates in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation

Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma Olga Timofeeva noted that the PABSEC acts as a catalyst for dialogue and development of the Black Sea countries. The participants of the 53rd General Assembly will study reports on the work of the organizations of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, discuss prospects for the development of energy in the region, consider various social issues, including the pension system

German and Russian parliamentarians discussed topical health care issues

The Committee on Health Protection held a meeting with delegation of the German-Russian parliamentary group of the German Bundestag headed by the group’s chairman Robby Schlund. During the meeting, topical health care issues of the two countries were discussed. Parties exchanged views on key issues in this field

State Duma approved the law on ratification of the Treaty on the Basics of Relations with the Commonwealth of Dominica

The Duma considered the issue of a draft federal law “On ratification of the Treaty on the Basics of Relations between the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Dominica”. Member of the Committee on International Affairs Iurii Levitskii noted that this bilateral Treaty is among the basic ones defining the legal basis of relations between our states. Dominica is a full member of the United Nations and a lot of international and regional organizations that are very important to Russia

Leonid Slutskiy: new JIT accusations on the MH17 do not withstand any criticism

Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy commented on accusations of the Joint Investigations Team in relation to the MH17 disaster in Donbass in summer 2014. He noted that “the purpose of this so-called “investigation” is not to establish the truth but to slander Russia in any possible way. It is unworthy and low in relation to the memory of the victims of the disaster and the grief of their loved ones”

State Duma formed its part of the delegation to attend the PACE session

This was announced by Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin. He also stressed that the final decision on whether the Russian delegation participated in the session would be taken if the Assembly’s regulations on equal rights of delegations amended

Leonid Slutskiy: Russia suspends participation in the INF Treaty in response to a gross violation of the Treaty by the US

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs stressed that the decision to suspend the Treaty is a right one and it is well-timed