Senators and experts discussed the lessons of history and today’s global challenges.

The event was held under the aegis of the Moscow City Duma.

The Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council addressed the General Debate at the 151st IPU Assembly in Geneva, which focused on Upholding Humanitarian Norms and Supporting Humanitarian Action in Times of Crisis.

The Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council met with the Deputy Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia.

Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council met with the Ambassador of Brazil to Russia.

Konstantin Kosachev read out the Federation Council Speaker’s greetings to the participants of the G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit.

Russia and Cuba are bound by time-tested friendship, noted Konstantin Kosachev.

The events are held in Turkmenistan.

The discussion focused on preparations for the upcoming Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva.

Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev and Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs Grigory Karasin met with Deputy Speaker of the Senate of the Republic of Kenya Kathuri Murungi.

The Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs held a roundtable discussion titled ‘Cooperation between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China as a key factor of global stability.

A joint meeting of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Federation Council Committee on Defence and Security was convened.

Representatives of 76 countries and 17 international organisations took part in the forum.

The Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council discussed bilateral collaboration with Speaker of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska Nenad Stevandic.

The Assembly events took place in the Tauride Palace, St Petersburg.

The Federation Council Deputy Speaker and the Ambassador of Singapore have discussed prospects for invigorating bilateral dialogue, including the parliamentary dimension.

The Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council and the Ambassador of Ethiopia discussed the results of the Russian delegation’s visit to Addis Ababa.

Federation Council Deputy Speaker and Serbian Foreign Minister discussed key current issues.

Together with the Ethiopian Ambassador to Russia, we discussed multilateral interparliamentary collaboration, the Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council said.

Efforts should be made to implement the adopted decisions at the federal and regional levels, the Federation Council Deputy Speaker noted.