The Federation Council Speaker briefly spoke with the delegations from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan.

The Speaker of the Federation Council summed up the results of the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum.

The event took place at the Tauride Palace in Saint-Petersburg.

The Federation Council Speaker discussed prospects for inter-parliamentary cooperation with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China Zhao Leji.

The presidents of the two countries greeted the forum participants in video addresses.

During the 11th Forum of Russian and Belarusian Regions, governors updated the upper house speakers of the parliaments of Russia and Belarus on the progress in bilateral cooperation.

Valentina Matvienko invited women from the staff of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate of China to take part in the fourth Eurasian Women’s Forum.

Representatives of the Russian regions look forward to stepping up cooperation with their colleagues in Bahrain, Valentina Matvienko pointed out.

The Federation Council Speaker discussed ways to expand bilateral cooperation with Chairman of the State Council of Oman Sheikh Abdul Malik bin Abdullah Al Khalili.

The Federation Council Speaker met with the chairs of the international affairs committees from the parliaments of the BRICS countries.

Senators are ready to promote ties between Russian regions and Republika Srpska.

The Federation Council Speaker met with Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz.

The Federation Council Speaker discussed interparliamentary ties with President of the Senate of the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Thailand Pornpetch Wichitcholchai.

The Federation Council Speaker met with Speaker of Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Senators are willing to share their experience with their Yemeni colleagues and coordinate positions on key regional and international issues, noted the Federation Council Speaker.

The Federation Council Speaker discussed interparliamentary cooperation with Speaker of the Oliy Majlis Legislative Chamber of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The Federation Council Speaker addressed the meeting of the heads of parliament of the member countries of the Group of Friends of Neutrality.

The Speaker of the Federation Council sent a video address to participants of the 2^nd Global Forum of Interparliamentary Cooperation on Sustainable Development Goals.

The Libyan delegation is currently in Russia.

The Federation Council Speaker summed up the autumn session of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly.