Federation Council Speaker met with Chairperson of South African Parliament’s National Council of Provinces.

Invitations have also been extended to international parliamentary organisations.

The meeting took place at the Victory Museum on Poklonnaya Hill.

Her messages were addressed to the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, heads of the chambers of parliament of CIS and BRICS member states, and several friendly nations.

The event was held as part of the 13^th Forum of Regions of the two Countries.

The Federation Council Speaker is in Minsk to participate in events of the 13^th Forum of Regions of Russia and Belarus.

Russian senators also received greetings from the heads of foreign diplomatic missions.

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.