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A new meeting of the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia within the framework of the peaceful process of the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict can only be welcomed, the member of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security …
Iranian side fulfills all obligations under the nuclear deal, Federation Council speaker Valentina Matviyenko said. She recalled that the last inspection happened in August of this year and the IAEA confirmed this. …
Depriving Russia of the right to vote in the Council of Europe shows that the organization needs to change, Federation Council speaker Valentina Matvienko says. "I'm absolutely convinced that Russia's …
PACE’s new president Stella Kyriakides sent a letter to speakers of the Russian parliament’s lower and upper houses Vyacheslav Volodin and Valentina Matviyenko, where she confirmed …
Speaker of Russia’s Federation Council upper parliament house Valentina Matviyenko has refuted rumors that she is listed among potential prime ministers after the presidential elections in 2018. "I never …
The head of Karachaevo-Cherkessia, Rashid Temrezov, sent a letter of appreciation to the information and analysis agency Vestnik Kavkaza for its assistance in the creation of the film 'Karachay-Cherkessia-25', dedicated …
Promoting cultural pluralism and peace through interreligious and interethnic dialogue
137th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in St. Petersburg can be a good platform for a dialogue between parliamentarians of Azerbaijan and Armenia, Konstantin Kosachev, chairman of the Federation Council Committee on …
Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matvienko noted a demand to deepen democracy is growing in Russia. She also pointed out that the laws that have been adopted in the Russian Federation in recent years do not restrict freedoms of citizens, …
The situation on the Korean Peninsula should be resolved only through the diplomatic means, Federation Council Chairman Valentina Matvienko said, reminding that "Russia has never stayed out of solving this problem." She noted …
Russia should give a "mirror" response to the move by the US Embassy and consulates limiting their visa operations as they prepare for staff cuts by September 1, the head of the commission on state sovereignty protection of the Russian …
Russian senator, first deputy chairman of the Federation Council's foreign affairs committee Vladimir Dzhabarov said that rapid diplomatic efforts are needed to address Iran's threat of exiting the two-year …
First deputy chairman of the parliament's upper chamber's Defense and Security Committee, Russian Senator Frants Klintsevich, refuted a media report claiming that Iranian military hardware had been allegedly sent to …
Presidential elections, which will be held in Russia in 2018, should consolidate the country's society, not cause tension, the Speaker of Russia’s Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko said. "It is …
Russia is interested in restoring good-neighborly, friendly relations with Georgia, and the Federation Council is ready to join this effort, Russian Federation Council chairperson Valentina Matvienko said. Georgian …
Russian Federation Council defense and security committee members voted on Tuesday to elect Yevgeny Serebrennikov acting committee head, the Previous head of the defense and security committee Viktor Ozerov …
Attempts to force Russian language out of some of the former Soviet states cause concern, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko said. Addressing the Third International Livadia Forum, Matviyenko said …
Fight against corruption in Russia regardless of rank is not a timeserving trend, but a long-term state policy, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko said. "We see a thorough and difficult job to …
There are grounds to believe that the Russian-US ties will improve if given time, patience and dialogue, Chairperson of the Russian upper house of parliament Valentina Matvienko said. "I want to express my personal …
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with members of the Council of Legislators in the Tauride Palace in St. Petersburg. Putin has endorsed the initiative to continue the fight against corruption, but emphasized …
