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Russian and Azerbaijani MPs are planning to organize a parliamentary conference in the Russian State Duma in the near future, a diplomatic source in Baku said. “It is also expected that a document on cooperation, on the …
Speaker of Russia’s State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin said he sees no grounds for the Russian delegation’s return to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and resumption of its financing by …
Russia's State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin commented on the European Parliament’s resolution adopted against the construction of the Nord Stream pipeline. He said that it was adopted under the pressure of the …
Russia's State Duma adopted amendments proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to raise the retirement age for women by five years instead of eight under pension-reform legislation that has prompted large protests. The …
Iran’s parliament speaker expects final decision on Idlib to be made at Tehran summit. "I do hope that at the summit in Tehran, in which Mr. [Russian President Vladimir] Putin will take part, he will be able to reach the …
Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, will hold expanded hearings on the controversial retirement age hike on August 21, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said. "Given the …
Russia's State Duma deputies will meet with 64 Russian ambassadors representing the three continents - Asia, Africa and Latin America - on July 18, the head of the State Duma International Affairs Committee, Leonid …
Russia’s State Duma is open to dialogue with US legislators, but currently the inter-parliamentary contacts between the two countries have been reduced almost to zero, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said at a meeting …
The US delegation asked to hold a closed-door meeting with the Russian State Duma deputies today. The lower house of the parliament said that the US side asked them to allow only an official photo session at the meeting. …
Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin will receive the US congressional delegation, which is currently on a visit to Russia, on July 3, First Deputy Speaker Alexander Zhukov said. "The …
Azerbaijan has always taken a constructive position regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said at the meeting with Azerbaijani Parliament Speaker Ogtay Asadov in …
Cooperation between Russia and Azerbaijan has a long history and already reached the level of strategic partnership, chairman of Azerbaijani Parliament Ogtay Asadov said at a meeting with Speaker of the State Duma of Russian …
Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin has visited the Alley of Honors to lay a wreath at the tomb of national leader, founder of modern Azerbaijani state Heydar Aliyev, according to the …
The Russian State Duma's visit to Baku will give impetus to developing bilateral inter-parliamentary relations and also enhance inter-regional cooperation, the lower house’s Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin told …
On Sunday, a delegation led by Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russia Vyacheslav Volodin arrived in Azerbaijan, Trend reports. First Deputy Chairman of the Azerbaijani Parliament …
A delegation of Russia’s lower house of parliament led by Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin is due to pay an official visit to Azerbaijan on June 24-25, the press service of the State Duma said on Sunday, TASS reports. …
Well-known Russian film director and Chairman of the State Duma Culture Committee Stanislav Govorukhin passed away at 10:37 Moscow time at the Barvikha Sanatorium outside Moscow, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav …
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 State Duma has passed the final third reading of a law on counter-sanctions against the US and other unfriendly states. The law stipulates that the Russian president may provide the government with the right to impose …
Russia's State Duma unanimously adopted in the first reading a draft law on criminal liability for complying with Western sanctions on Russian soil. The initiative was introduced by the Speakers of the State Duma and the Federation …
