October 27, 2020 The 6th BRICS Parliamentary Forum began The Forum is being held via videoconference. The heads of the parliamentary delegations of the BRICS countries (Russia, India, China, Republic of South Africa, Brazil) address the Forum participants
October 26, 2020 Viacheslav Volodin will chair the VI BRICS Parliamentary Forum on October 27 The Forum will be held via videoconference. The heads of the parliamentary delegations of the BRICS countries (Russia, India, China, South Africa, Brazil) will address the Forum participants. The outcome statement is also planned to be adopted at the end of the meeting
October 20, 2020 Members of the State Duma met with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić Issues related to the recent amendments to the Russian Constitution and issues of protection of the rights of the Russian-speaking people in the Baltic states and Ukraine were discussed at the meeting. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy also proposed to prepare a joint statement on countering COVID-19
October 20, 2020 Viacheslav Volodin to chair the 6th BRICS Parliamentary Forum on October 27 Russia will propose to discuss with colleagues, members of the parliaments of the BRICS countries, issues of strengthening of the key international institutions, as said the Chairman of the State Duma
October 16, 2020 Members of the State Duma discussed with parliamentarians from the CSTO member states issues of countering foreign interference On October 16, members of the Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia’s Internal Affairs held a meeting via videoconference with participants of the meeting of the CSTO PA Standing Commission on Political Affairs and International Cooperation held in St. Petersburg
October 15, 2020 Petr Tolstoy: level of protection of religious rights and rights of national minorities in Russia is much higher than the standards of the Council of Europe Deputy Chairman of the State Duma, PACE Vice-President and head of the Russian delegation to the Assembly said that the practice of double standards could lead to a new crisis between Russia and the Council of Europe
October 14, 2020 Viacheslav Volodin: European states need to stop using double standards and start saving lives The Chairman of the State Duma expressed disagreement with the decision of the PACE Standing Committee. “European countries need to stop using double standards and start saving lives. The European parliamentarians do not care about the large number of victims of the pandemic and the battered economies,” said Viacheslav Volodin
October 13, 2020 Petr Tolstoy: language discrimination is disgrace for modern Europe PACE prefers not to notice violations of the rights of millions of Russian-speaking citizens in Ukraine, and the reaction Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Dunja Mijatović was of a general nature, just declarative, as said the head of the Russian delegation to PACE, Vice-President of the Assembly, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy
October 8, 2020 The Bundestag members supported the idea of maintaining a constructive Russia-Germany dialogue On October 8, the Chairman of the State Duma Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia’s Internal Affairs Vasilii Piskarev held a meeting via videconference with the Chairman of the German-Russian Parliamentary Friendship Group of the German Bundestag Robby Schlund
October 7, 2020 Member of the State Duma commented on the ban on St. George ribbons in Latvia Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy said that the members of the State Duma strongly condemn such decisions. "Unfortunately, the Baltic counterparts continue to “trade Russophobic ideas” and to settle historical scores by criminal means,” he said
October 6, 2020 Viacheslav Volodin and Viktor Medvedchuk discussed issue of enhancing inter-parliamentary cooperation within the Normandy Format Meeting of the Chairman of the State Duma and the Chairman of the Political Council of the political party "Opposition Platform - For Life", the Chairman of the Inter-Factional Parliamentary Association of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ”Inter-Parliamentary Dialogue for Peace: Ukraine-Russia-Germany-France” was held on October 6 at the State Duma
October 5, 2020 Viacheslav Volodin had a telephone conversation with Speaker of the Iranian Parliament The Speakers noted the friendly cooperation between the two states and expressed their support for further development of cooperation at the parliamentary level
September 30, 2020 Congratulations of Viacheslav Volodin on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Korea The Chairman of the State Duma sent a message of congratulations to the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea Park Byeong-seug
September 29, 2020 Members of the State Duma called for immediate ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh Parliamentarians also urged the sides to conflict to return to the negotiation process in the shortest possible time and expressed their readiness to offer mediation assistance in stabilizing the situation
September 28, 2020 Members of the State Duma prepared a statement on the need for an immediate ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region Parliamentarians also urged to prevent the escalation of confrontation in the region
