Valentina Matvienko emphasised that Russia’s participation is a sign of respect for Brazil and an indication of its willingness to develop relations with Brazil, including in BRICS.

Valentina Matvienko travelled to Brasilia to attend the inauguration of the President of Brazil.

They discussed the implementation of agreements reached following Esteban Lazo Hernandez's recent visit to the Russian Federation, as well as the development of bilateral inter-parliamentary relations.

The Federation Council Speaker met with President of the National Assembly of People's Power and the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba Esteban Juan Esteban Lazo Hernandez.

Federation Council SpeakerValentina Matvienko discussed priority parliamentary cooperation tasks with Speaker of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus.

The Federation Council Speaker met with President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.

The document marks a new stage in the development of cooperation between the two parliaments, the Federation Council Speaker said.

The Federation Council Speaker summed up the results of the meeting of MPs.

The Federation Council Speaker spoke at the 54^th plenary session of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Samarkand.

Valentina Matvienko noted that regional officials make a major contribution to building cooperation with Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states.

Federation Council Speaker and CIS IPA Council Chairperson has delivered her remarks at the expanded meeting of the CIS Council of the Heads of State, held in Astana.

Federation Council Speaker had a meeting with the President of the National Assembly of Armenia.

The Speaker of the Federation Council addressed a session of the 8th G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit with remarks on social inclusion, gender equality and women empowerment.

Valentina Matvienko spoke during a discussion at the 8th G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit.

Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko met with Speaker of the Regional Representative Council (Senate) of Indonesia La Nyalla Mahmud Mattalitti.

The people of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions have expressed their will, and it is now imperative to spare no effort in making sure that they feel protected, the Federation Council Speaker said.

Zimbabwe supports the Russian Federation in security matters, said Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Zimbabwe Jacob Mudenda.

The Federation Council Speaker met with the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the PRC.

The Federation Council Speaker took part in the 8^th BRICS Parliamentary Forum.

Valentina Matvienko and Dmitry Mezentsev discussed the results of the 9th Forum of Belarusian and Russian Regions, as well as the implementation of the Memory Train project.