Matviyenko hopes results of Putin-Trump summit to be positive
Speaker of Russia’s Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko said that the upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Paris on …
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Andrei Klimov: Baku hosts 7th ICAAP General Assembly at decent level
Baku's organization of the 7th General Assembly of the Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) in 2012 was decent, a member of the ICAAP Standing Committee, Deputy Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Federation Council, …
Russia's Federation Council speaker on upcoming talks with PACE head
Russia's Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko will hold comprehensive negotiations with President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Liliane Maury-Pasquier. The meeting …
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27th International Food Exhibition is being held in Moscow
Liliya Gumerova: Mehriban Aliyeva's projects are important for the entire international community
First Vice President of Azerbaijan, first lady of the republic, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Mehriban Aliyeva, is doing a lot for her country and Russian-Azerbaijani relations, First Deputy Chairman of the …
"Russia and US should discuss their future"
Chairman of Russia’s Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee Konstantin Kosachev held a meeting with visiting US Senator Rand Paul in Moscow today. The sides discussed bilateral relations during the …
Russia's Kosachev comments on US sanctions' impact on bilateral ties
Sanctions imposed on Russia by the US authorities hinder bilateral relations. However, they are not the reason for their immediate termination, Chairman of Russia’s Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee Konstantin Kosachev said at …
Russian lawmaker comments on NATO’s new military buildup plans
NATO’s new plans of military buildup and increasing defense spending by its member countries pose no threat to Russia even if they are implemented, chairman of the defense and security committee of Russia’s Federation Council …
Russian Federation Council members plan new contacts with US senators
Members of the Federation Council plan to hold contacts with American senators in the near future, head of Russia's Federation Council Committee for Foreign Affairs Konstantin Kosachev said. "We’ve got …
Suleiman Kerimov returns to Russia from France
Russian businessman and senator Suleiman Kerimov got back his passport and returned to Russia after a French court had cleared him of all accusations, the office of the Russian Consulate General in the city of …
Matvienko: upcoming Russia-US summit is very positive development
The upcoming meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump is a positive development, which will play an important role in normalizing Russia-U.S. ties, Russian upper house …
Senator: Russia and Turkey to keep relations at high level after Erdogan’s re-election
The relations between Moscow and Ankara will remain at a high level after Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s re-election as Turkey’s president, Head of the International Affairs Committee in the upper house of Russia’s …
US senators coming to Moscow
A group of US senators will visit Russia soon, Russian State Duma Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Leonid Slutsky confirmed. According to him, State Duma members are ready to meet with American senators during their …
Federation Council confirms US Republican Party senators' plan to visit Russia
A group of US senators representing the Republican Party plans to visit Russia in early July, head of Russia’s Federation Council International Affairs Committee Konstantin Kosachev said. "A group of senators …
Russia's Federation Council approves counter-sanctions law
Russia’s Federation Council has unanimously approved the law on counter-sanctions in response to unfriendly actions by the United States and other countries. According to the law, the government is empowered to introduce on the …
Russia's Federation Council to invite Zuckerberg to its plenary session
The Federation Council will invite Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to a plenary session, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko said. "Whether he will be able to come or not is a …
Ilyas Umakhanov: radicalization of Armenia to cause radicalization of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
There is a direct correlation between Armenia's internal political situation and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council, a member of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education and Culture, …
Will Russia's MPs whose spend exceeds official income be sacked?
The Lower House Security Committee of the Russian parliament has approved a new draft law which allows to firing of federal lawmakers who lie in their income declarations and spend more than they officially earn. The bill, written by MP …
Ilyas Umakhanov: Moscow-Baku relations go from strength to strength
Interparliamentary relations between Azerbaijan and Russia have gone from strength to strength, the Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Ilyas Umakhanov said, speaking with …
Ilyas Umakhanov: Azerbaijan holding open, honest and democratic presidential election
Azerbaijan people vote today at the early presidential election in favor of the country's future, development and stability, the Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation …
