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Dmitry Sablin: "Everyone in Syria is grateful to Russia"

Dmitry Sablin: "Everyone in Syria is grateful to Russia"

Member of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, Dmitry Sablin, spoke about the visit of a parliamentary delegation to the Syrian Republic, about the situation in the country and its contribution to the fight against international terrorism. 

Experts comment on normalization of Russia-US relations

Experts comment on normalization of Russia-US relations

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Bloomberg that relations between Russia and the US were normalizing, TASS reports. Igor Morozov, a member of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, said that …

Matvienko says raising of retirement age is inevitable

Matvienko says raising of retirement age is inevitable

The issue of retirement is inevitable, the speaker of the Federation Council, Valentina Matviyenko, wrote in her column in the Rossiiskaya Gazeta daily."The problem of the retirement age is not a contrived issue, it's real. Not a single country facing similar demographic problems has managed to evade it," RIA Novosti cited her as saying.

Azerbaijan celebrates Republic Day

Azerbaijan celebrates Republic Day

The residents of Azerbaijan are celebrating Azerbaijani Republic Day or the day of regaining state independence today. 

Hajj mission of Russia is one of the best, Ilyas Umakhanov says

Hajj mission of Russia is one of the best, Ilyas Umakhanov says

The Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council, Senator from Dagestan Ilyas Umakhanov, spoke to Vestnik Kavkaza about parliamentary cooperation with the Syrian Republic, as well as about preparations to Hajj this year. The Deputy Chairman …

Russian and Azerbaijani parliaments outline cooperation program for 2016

Russian and Azerbaijani parliaments outline cooperation program for 2016

Valekh Aleskerov, deputy head of the Azerbaijani parliament, said that members of Russia's Federation Council and the Azerbaijani had held the 13th session of the interparliamentary cooperation committee, outlined the cooperation program for 2016 and discussed a set of problems. The lawmaker noted that the cooperation between Russia and Azerbaijan as equal partners was progressing well in all sectors.

Sergei Lavrov to hold talks with Elmar Mammadyarov in Moscow

Sergei Lavrov to hold talks with Elmar Mammadyarov in Moscow

The foreign ministers of Russia and Azerbaijan, Sergei Lavrov and Elmar Mammadyarov, will hold talks in Moscow. During the upcoming meeting they will discuss bilateral relations as well as settlement of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.