Events
The 11th meeting of the Interparliamentary Commission on Cooperation between the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China
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.
Valentina Matvienko: Russia’s commitment to strengthening ties with China remains unchanged
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.
Grigory Karasin: The CIS has established itself as an effective platform for promoting friendship, good-neighbourliness, and mutually beneficial cooperation
A roundtable discussion titled “35 Years of the Commonwealth of Independent States: Achievements, Challenges, and Future Prospects”.
Vladimir Chizhov: Russia and Pakistan have considerable potential for further strengthening cooperation
The Senator met with Head of the Pakistani Senate’s Parliamentary Group for Friendship with Russia, Aimal Wali Khan.
Valentina Matvienko: Everything the CIS IPA does contributes to the success of the Commonwealth
The Federation Council Speaker held the Assembly’s 60th plenary session in St Petersburg.
Valentina Matvienko and Natalya Kochanova discuss preparations for the 13th Forum of Belarusian and Russian Regions
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 Speaker of the Federation Council met with the Chairperson of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly’s spring session in St Petersburg.
Russian and Serbian parliamentarians discuss WWII lessons and contemporary challenges
The Federation Council hosted a roundtable bringing together members of its Group for Cooperation with the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia and the National Assembly of Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and deputies of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Valentina Matvienko discussed prospects for interparliamentary cooperation with Chairperson of the Assembly of Turkmenistan Dünýägözel Gulmanowa
The meeting was held on the sidelines of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the CIS.
Russian senators take part in meetings of CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly standing committees and a session of the CIS Youth Inter-Parliamentary Assembly
The events were held at the Assembly headquarters in St Petersburg.
The Federation Council Speaker meets with the Chairperson of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Maulen Ashimbayev is on an official visit to the Russian Federation.
Konstantin Kosachev: Russian-Mongolian relations remain highly dynamic
The Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council and the Ambassador of Mongolia to Russia coordinated their positions on a wide range of bilateral cooperation issues.
Grigory Karasin: The Federation Council is actively discussing ways of building a Greater Eurasian Partnership
The senator addressed the Greater Eurasian Partnership: Development Strategy session at the 17th International Economic Forum “Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum.”
Inna Svyatenko delivers Federation Council Speaker’s address at the 2nd Asian Women’s Forum
The forum events are underway in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
Grigory Karasin: Russian senators aim to intensify parliamentary cooperation with Uruguay
The senator holds a meeting with Uruguayan Ambassador to Russia.
Grigory Karasin: Parliamentary diplomacy must foster constructive exchange of views between Russian and Japanese representatives
The Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs held a meeting with a member of the Japanese Parliament’s House of Councillors.
Speaker of the Regional Representatives Council of the People’s Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia Sultan Baktiar Najamudin addressed the 612th meeting of the Federation Council
He noted that for Indonesian people, Russia is an example of sincerity in international dialogue.
Valentina Matvienko: Russian lawmakers are committed to the progressive development of relations with Indonesia across all spheres
The Federation Council and the Regional Representative Council of the People’s Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
Konstantin Kosachev: We are interested in intensifying Russia-Türkiye interparliamentary ties
Russian senators met with Murat Baybatur, Deputy of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye and Chair of the Türkiye-Russia Friendship Group
Grigory Karasin: Meetings with independent European politicians more useful than ever
Despite attempts to undermine parliamentary contacts, we continue discussions and think about how to build the future, the senator noted.