Events
Konstantin Kosachev: Representatives of three key Federation Council committees to visit DPRK this year
The Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs held a meeting with DPRK’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia
Dmitry Mezentsev: Russia’s sovereignty over the Kuril Islands is not subject to revision
The senator commented on the decision of the authorities of the Sakhalin Region to conduct a poll of the residents of the Kuril Islands on their territorial belonging.
Lilia Gumerova: Federation Council cooperates fruitfully with WIPO
The senator meets with WIPO CEO Francis Gurry
Galina Karelova: Russia presents our experience and projects expanding women’s involvement in the economy to UNIDO
UNIDO’s support of Russian initiatives will make it possible to shift to new formats of international cooperation in the interests of women, according to the Federation Council Deputy Speaker
Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko meets with Moldovan President Igor Dodon
The discussion focused on bilateral cooperation, including regional interaction
Konstantin Kosachev: Federation Council calls for respecting Iraq’s sovereignty and territorial integrity
The Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq
Valentina Matviyenko: Visit by President of the Italian Senate gives impetus to bilateral interstate relations
The Federation Council Speaker has met with the President of the Senate of the Italian Republic
Valentina Matviyenko: We must never forget Nazi crimes against humanity
The Federation Council Speaker has visited the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Centre in Moscow
Rostislav Goldshtein: We must preserve the memory of the Second World War and horrors of the genocide against Jews and other peoples
Federation Council delegation visits Auschwitz –Birkenau concentration camp in Oświęcim, Poland, to mark the anniversary of its liberation by the Red Army.
Alexei Pushkov: Council of Europe to lose the continent’s largest country if Russia leaves it
The senator had a meeting with representatives of foreign media outlets and discussed the crisis in the Council of Europe-Russia relations and its media aspects.
Vladimir Poletayev: Federation Council delegation’s upcoming visit to Poland discussed at the meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin
Senators’ visit will be timed to coincide with the 74th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp
Alexei Mayorov: The German-Russian Agricultural Policy Dialogue is a vital part of German-Russian cooperation
Federation Council members Alexei Mayorov and Sergei Lisovsky attended the opening ceremony of International Green Week in Berlin
The Federation Council adopted a statement on the situation surrounding Russia’s participation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
The document will be sent to the President of the Russian Federation, the Council of Europe, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the parliaments of the CoE member states
Iliyas Umakhanov: Russian delegation aims to work constructively with APPF member states
Senators take part in the 27th session of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum in Cambodia
Valentina Matviyenko: Russia is interested in the steady development of neighbourly ties with Finland
Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko meets with the Speaker of the Finnish Parliament.
Konstantin Kosachev: Parliamentarians from Russia and China will continue active interaction in 2019
The senator held a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Russia
Countries pursuing a neutrality policy are Russia’s partners in solving modern problems – Konstantin Kosachev
The senator held a roundtable on Neutrality in the Modern World: Reality, Opportunities and Risks
Andrei Klimov holds several international meetings in the Federation Council
The senator held talks with Bulgarian Ambassador to Russia and Israeli parliament members.
Conference on the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights held at the Federation Council
The event was chaired by Deputy Speaker Ilyas Umakhanov
Valentina Matviyenko meets with Chair of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea Group for Cooperation with the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Choo Mi-ae
Valentina Matviyenko thanked Choo Mi-ae for accepting the invitation to participate in the international conference, The Role of Parliaments in the Modern World: The Federation Council’s 25 Years of Multifaceted Development, being held in the Federation Council.