The Federation Council agreed on the restoration of contacts with a clear case in point

The Federation Council will restore regular contacts with the European Parliament, told reporters on the first day of the week head of the Federation Council on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev.

"during the Munich security conference we spent a few useful parliamentary meetings, which were achieved consensus on the restoration of regular contacts with the head of the European Parliament on international Affairs and heads of similar committees from a number of European countries," he said.

According to Kosachev, the Federation Council will prepare formal proposals for enhanced cooperation to secure consensus." The same letter will go to Washington, look at the response, " he added.

Russian Senator said that the parliamentary channel and in the Russian-European and Russian-American formats has the ability to be a highly effective resource for obgovarivaya as Ukrainian decline and other pressing issues of Iran and Syria in the 1st place.

at the end of November 2014 speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko expressed regret about the fact that in 2014 contacts with parliaments of European countries turned out to be " frozen ". At the same the most suitable time She said that the Federation Council is ready to resume. Matvienko Then stressed that in the conditions of tension in international relations and inter-parliamentary dialogue the most important. She stated that, refusing dialogue with our Russian colleagues, deputies of the Western countries have deprived themselves of the opportunity to learn the position of the Federal Assembly and thereby opinion and mood of the entire Russian society.

at the same time Matvienko said that at the same time was the deepening of the Russian inter-parliamentary cooperation with the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, whose share in the Russian trade turnover is 26%. However, She emphasized, it does not mean that the Russian Federation " turns his back to Europe ".


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