Events
Valentina Matviyenko: The Eurasian Women’s Forum has become a global event
The Speaker of the Federation Council reviews the Second Eurasian Women’s Forum
Valentina Matviyenko: The Federation Council appreciates the initiative of the Dutch MPs to foster dialogue with Russia
The Speaker of the Federation Council held a meeting with the President of the Senate of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko met with Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea Kim Jong-un
Matviyenko said that she delivered a letter from the President of Russia to the North Korean leader.
Konstantin Kosachev: A dialogue between Russian MPs and the American Congress is of equal importance to Russia and the US
Members of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs met with a Republican Senator.
Valentina Matviyenko: Russian-Japanese interparliamentary dialogue is to strengthen relations between the people of our countries
The Speaker of the Federation Council met with the President of the House of Councillors of the Japanese Diet.
Ilyas Umakhanov attends the Development of Parliamentarism International Forum
MP reads a message of greetings to the organisers, participants and guests of the event from Federation Council Speaker
Valentina Matviyenko: Russia is interested in expanding cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina in all areas
The Federation Council Speaker has met with collegium members of the House of Peoples and the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Valentina Matviyenko: Cooperation between the parliaments of Russia and Bosnia and Herzegovina is growing stronger
The Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly made a speech in the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko met with Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia Patrick Matibini
Bilateral cooperation and international issues were discussed.
Valentina Matviyenko: Russia supports Israel’s efforts against the distortion of WWII history
The speakers of Russian and Israeli parliaments, Valentina Matviyenko and Yuli-Yoel Edelstein, held a videoconference on the release of the film Sobibor.
Federation Council delegation met with President of the Senate of France Gérard Larcher
The parties agreed to continue high-level strategic parliamentary dialogue provided for by the Memorandum on Cooperation signed in Moscow in February 2017, Konstantin Kosachev said.
Konstantin Kosachev: Russian-French report offers a good example of constructive inter-parliamentary cooperation
Russian and French MPs presented a report in Paris on the current state and prospects of the two countries’ relations.
The Federation Council adopts a statement on the violation of Russian citizens’ voting rights by Ukrainian authorities
Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko proposed instructing the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs to draft a White Book on violations of international law, human rights and freedom of expression in Ukraine.
Chairperson of the Council of the Federation addresses a Plenary Session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia
Valentina Matvienko suggested considering a proposal to the UN and other international organisations that memorials to those who fought against Nazism be recognised as a World War Two Global Memorial and a register of such monuments be compiled.
Valentina Matvienko, Chairperson of the Council of the Federation, holds a meeting with Maja Gojković, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia
The meeting was held as part of the Chairperson of the Council of the Federation official visit to Serbia/
Ilyas Umakhanov: Discussion of the principal documents of the 137th IPU Assembly was productive and showed the participants’ involvement
Several documents were adopted at the International Parliamentary Forum in St. Petersburg
Vladimir Lukin: A constructive dialogue with our PACE colleagues was conducted at the 137th IPU Assembly
Russian legislators met with members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe