Opening remarks were delivered by Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China Zhao Leji.

Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko met with Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of the People’s Republic of China.

The Federation Council Speaker held the Assembly’s 60^th plenary session in St Petersburg.

The Speaker of the Federation Council and the Speaker of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus had a conversation on the sidelines of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly in St Petersburg.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly’s spring session in St Petersburg.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the CIS.

Maulen Ashimbayev is on an official visit to the Russian Federation.

The Federation Council and the Regional Representative Council of the People’s Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia signed a Memorandum of Understanding.

The Federation Council Speaker and the President of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament discussed prospects for cooperation.

Following the meetings in Istanbul, the Federation Council Speaker noted that Russia’s approach to many issues resonated with most of its foreign colleagues.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 152^nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Istanbul.

The Speaker of the Federation Council met with Speaker of the Federal National Council of the UAE Saqr Ghobash on the sidelines of the 152^nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Istanbul.

The Speaker of the Federation Council had a conversation with the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the sidelines of the organisation’s 152^nd Assembly in Istanbul.

The Federation Council Speaker is paying a working visit toTürkiye and is taking part in the152^nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly.

The Federation Council Speaker addressed the 152nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Istanbul.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 152^nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, in Istanbul.

The Federation Council Speaker discussed prospects for interparliamentary cooperation with President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique.

A meeting with Prime Minister of Vietnam at the Federation Council.

The meeting between the Speaker of the Federation Council and the Chair of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus took place on the sidelines of the Supreme State Council of the Union State.

The Federation Council Speaker and Special Envoy of the President of Cuba discussed the development of bilateral relations, including those between the parliaments.