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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

Sergei Gavrilov expressed condolences to the Greek people

President of the Orthodox Interparliamentary Assembly, Chairman of the Committee on Development of Civil Society, Public and Religious Organizations Sergei Gavrilov expressed his condolences to the Greek people in connection with the consequences of forest fires in Greece and wished a speedy recovery to all victims

Day of acceptance of Crimea in the Russian Empire became a new memorable date

The authors of the bill believe that the establishment of a new Russian memorable date confirms the continuity of the presence of the Crimean peninsula and the city of Sevastopol as part of the Russian state

Viacheslav Volodin: the parliaments of Russia and Japan have great potential for cooperation

On 24 July Chairman of the State Duma Viaсheslav Volodin held a meeting with Chairman of the House of Councilors of the Japanese Parliament, Chūichi Date

Viacheslav Volodin held a meeting with President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in

After his speech at the plenary session of the State Duma President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in met with Chairman of the State Duma Viaсheslav Volodin

Viacheslav Volodin: dialogue is extremely necessary because any dialogue is the basis of trust

Representatives of the State Duma held a meeting with the ambassadors of the Russian Federation in the countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. 64 ambassadors attended the meeting

Viacheslav Volodin: the Helsinki summit is of great importance not only for the Russian Federation and the United States but for the whole world

The Chairman of the State Duma commented on the results of the meeting of the Presidents of the Russian Federation and the US, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, held in the capital of Finland yesterday

The State Duma summed up the results of the FIFA World Cup

It was suggested by members of the State Duma to reward the players, the head coach of the national team Stanislav Cherchesov, and the Organizing Committee of the World Cup with Awards of Merits for a great performance at the home World Cup. "Thanks to these people, Russia celebrates a great diplomatic, cultural and sports victory," Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Igor Lebedev said

Russian delegation left a conference hall of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy informed that the entire Russian delegation left a conference hall of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly because of violation of regulations while considering anti-Russian resolutions

The State Duma ratified the Treaty between Russia and Serbia on social security

The ratification of the treaty will allow solving the issues of pension provision for citizens of both countries that live on their territories

Viacheslav Volodin: a norm on criminal liability may be excluded from a draft law on responsibility for the application of Western sanctions

Chairman of the State Duma Viaсheslav Volodin stated that a norm on criminal liability may be excluded from a draft law on responsibility for the application of Western sanctions on the territory of the Russian Federation proposed earlier

Russian and American parliamentarians agreed to hold regular meetings

Chairman of the State Duma Viaсheslav Volodin informed about agreement to hold regular meetings of Russian and American parliamentarians after the meeting with the delegation of the US Congress headed by Chairman of the US Congress Committee on Appropriations Richard Shelby

Viacheslav Volodin proposed to create joint commission of the State Duma and the Azerbaijani National Assembly

During his visit to Azerbaijan Chairman of the State Duma Viaсheslav Volodin had a meeting with parliamentarians from the Milli Majilis (National Assembly)

The 54th session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia was held in Brest

Today a delegation of the State Duma, headed by the Chairman of the State Duma Viaсheslav Volodin, took part in the events of the 54th session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia that were held in Brest