Senators – members of the Interparliamentary Commission on Cooperation between the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, hereinafter referred to as the Interparliamentary Commission – met with a delegation of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.

The Federation Council group for cooperation with Latin American parliaments and the parliamentary Costa Rica–Russia friendship group at the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly took part in a joint video conference.

The two parties discussed the direction and formats of interparliamentary contacts, as well as prospects for advancing relations between Russia and South Korea.

The Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs looked into the media coverage of progress in implementing programmes to promote cross-border cooperation between Russia and the European Union for 2014–2020. The meeting was attended by high-ranking European diplomats.

Another meeting of the Commission for Cooperation between the Federation Council and the Senate of Kazakhstan took place.

The Federation Council Speaker sent greetings to the forum participants.

The officials discussed a wide range of issues of mutual interest.

The Senator attended the meeting of the PABSEC Economic, Commercial, Technological and Environmental Affairs Committee.

Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko met with Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Mustafa Sentop.

Federation Council Speaker has held a meeting with Russian and Japanese regional governors.

The senator took part in the international conference, Constitutional Identity and Universal Values: The Art of Balance.

The Senator summed up the first day deliberations of the Russian and Japanese Council of Governors in Moscow.

The Federation Council Speaker read out the Russian President’s greetings to the participants at the Russian and Japanese Council of Governors meeting.

Dmitry Mezentsev attended the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing.

Konstantin Kosachyov held a meeting with a delegation of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin met with members of the Council of Legislators (Federal Assembly) in St Petersburg.

The Speaker of the Federation Council met with Speaker of the National Assembly of the State of Kuwait. 

Chair of the Council of the IPA CIS and Chair of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko held the 49^th plenary session of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly.

The officials discussed prospects for Russian-Armenian cooperation in both the bilateral and multilateral formats.

The meetings took place during the Assembly events in St Petersburg.