Russian senators also received greetings from the heads of foreign diplomatic missions.

The parliamentarians arranged to continue the contacts.

The parties discussed regional security issues, including the role of the United Nations in the current international environment.

The officials discussed interparliamentary relations and cooperation within the UN in view of Mr Rahman’s election as President of the 81st General Assembly.

Parliamentary support for the Intergovernmental Russia-Uruguay Mixed Commission for the Promotion of Trade and Economic Relations will be mutually beneficial, the senator noted.

The Senator chaired a meeting of the Federation Council Commission on the Protection of State Sovereignty and the Prevention of Interference in the Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Speaker of the National Assembly of People’s Power and President of the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba Juan Esteban Lazo Hernandez asked the Federation Council to support his country.

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.

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.

A roundtable discussion titled “35 Years of the Commonwealth of Independent States: Achievements, Challenges, and Future Prospects”.

The Senator met with Head of the Pakistani Senate’s Parliamentary Group for Friendship with Russia, Aimal Wali Khan.

The Federation Council Speaker held the Assembly’s 60^th plenary session in St Petersburg.

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 meeting took place on the sidelines of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly’s spring session in St Petersburg.

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).

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the CIS.

The events were held at the Assembly headquarters in St Petersburg.

Maulen Ashimbayev is on an official visit to the Russian Federation.

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.

The senator addressed the Greater Eurasian Partnership: Development Strategy session at the 17th International Economic Forum “Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum.”