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Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, together with the St. Petersburg deputies and representatives of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly took part in a symbolic tree-planting stock dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
On April 25 one of the most important holidays of the Chechen Republic is being celebrated – the Day of the Chechen Language.Chechens were congratulated by the head of the Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov.
Russia will mark the Day of Russian Parliamentarianism on April 27, the day when the first State Duma of the Russian Empire was formed on April 27, 1906. The Chairwoman of the Federation Council, Valentina Matviyenko, emphasized that it was a symbolic event and an important part of social life.
Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Budget and Financial Markets, senator from the Ulyanovsk region Sergey Riabukhin, participated in a special project "Tribune". In the Vestnik Kavkaza studio the MP spoke about the formation of the anti-crisis budget plan and the development of a roadmap for intergovernmental fiscal relations. The topic of moving away from offshore of Russian economy was also discussed
Interview by Vladimir Nesterov. Exclusively to Vestnik Kavkaza
The deputy chairman of the Russian Federation Council, Ilyas Umakhanov, in an interview with Vestnik Kavkaza, said that the presentation of the Friendship Order to Milli Majlis chairman Oqtay Asadov is confirmation of the strategic course of Russia on collaboration and cooperation with Azerbaijan in the economic, humanitarian and social spheres, commenting on Asadov receiving the award from the chair of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, Valentina Matviyenko, during a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Washington is hosting a seminar on the potential of Islamic banking in maintaining stability. The talks were organized by the presidium of the G20 and the IMF to exchange opinions on Islamic finances in inclusive growth, small and medium-size business, infrastructure and stability. The results and conclusions of an IMF report on the potential and problems of Islamic finances will be considered.
The Speaker of the Federation Council of Russia, Valentina Matviyenko, said after President Vladimir Putin’s Call-In Show that Russia wanted to normalize relations with Ukraine in all sectors, TASS reports.She claimed that Ukraine was being run by nationalists and neo-Nazis and stated that hardly a single day would pass in Ukraine without political murders. In Matviyenko’s opinion, Ukraine is falling into chaos.Russia, she said, will do its best to encourage a political settlement of the conflict and realize the Minsk Agreements.
A Turkish delegation headed by the speaker of the parliament Cemil Cicek has visited Moscow. During the visit, they conducted several meetings with the Russian leadership, including the chairman of the State Duma Sergei Naryshkin and the head of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko. According to results of the visit, a press conference was organized.
Constantine Kosachev, the head of Russia’s Federation Council Committee for International Affairs, said that countries who had not ruled out bombing Iran were more worried about the shipment of S-300 anti-missile systems to Tehran, TASS reports.Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday, giving the green light to shipments of S-300 systems to Iran.
The deputy of the National Assembly of France, co-chairman of the Franco-Russian Dialogue Association, Thierry Mariani, told Vestnik Kavkaza that France doesn't have a consensus regarding the need to maintain sanctions against Russia, in fact, many citizens simply do not understand the policy of constant pressure on the Russian Federation.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned that Moscow will not be admitted back to the G7 until the Ukrainian crisis is settled. Responding to the diplomat, the Spokesman of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, noted that the organization was pointless without Russia, China and India. He added that the developments in Ukraine had unmasked the international diplomacy, the system of international relations and the international law.
The deputy chairman of the Russian Federation Council, Ilyas Umakhanov, in an interview with Vestnik Kavkaza at the presentation of the European Games, which took place yesterday in Moscow, called the First European Games which will be held this summer in Baku, "a new page in the Olympic movement, in sports and in prosperity of the reputation of the Republic of Azerbaijan."
Senator of the significance of the Great Victory
The all-Russian united lesson of the Victory is a large-scale campaign of the Ministry of Education, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, which will be held today in all schools of the country. "The event will not just be a one-time event, it will be the beginning of active patriotic work and preparation for the celebration of May 9," the press service of the department said.
Vestnik Kavkaza hails the formation of the Russian Federal Agency for Nationalities. According to President Vladimir Putin's edict, the organization will develop and realize the national policy, strengthen consolidation of the Russian nation and protect the rights of peoples, monitor interethnic and interreligious relations, prevent discrimination and conflicts based on racial, ethic, religious or linguistic origin. The government will supervise the Agency and provide personnel.
Iran's success in the negotiations of the P5+1 group would not taken place without Russia, the deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Andrey Klimov said. "It would be impossible without Russia, as it is namely Russia which guarantees that Tehran will not be deceived," RIA Novosti cited him.
