The Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council commented on the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum, which opened in St Petersburg today.

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.

Senators and experts discussed possible measures to secure Russia’s leadership in combating neo-colonialism.

Deputy speakers of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev and Inna Svyatenko are accompanying them during their time in the capital of the Russian Federation.

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.

The Deputy Federation Council Speaker took part in a meeting of the Council of the Consortium of Education and Science Organisations.

The Russian parliamentary delegation concludes its working visit to Namibia.

School students from eight CIS countries honoured the memory of heroes fallen in the Great Patriotic War.

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.

The senator noted that the competition is becoming increasingly popular each year among foreign students and graduate students.

The First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council chaired a meeting of the Interparliamentary Commission on Cooperation between the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the Milli Mejlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The Senator took part in a coordination meeting of the CSTO heads of parliamentary delegations to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.

Participants in a meeting of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs prioritised strategic stability issues.

A delegation from the relevant Federation Council Committee is on a visit to China.

The Parliamentary Commission on Investigating Crimes of the Kiev Regime against Underage Children presented its final report.

The Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council took part in the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

 The BRICS Women’s Business Alliance session A New Starting Point was held at the SPIEF 2024.

The Deputy Federation Council Speaker met with the Governor of China’s Liaoning Province.

The meeting focused on bilateral relations and expanding cooperation.