The Federation Council speaker Valentina Matviyenko said about the intention to sign up to the Chairman of the inter-Parliamentary Union Saber Chowdhury a petition to circulate among the speakers of Parliament a letter with the position of Russia in connection with the inability of the Russian delegation to participate in this meeting.

The speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko and other members of the Russian delegation decided not to participate in the session of the inter-Parliamentary Union in new York after the U.S. issued Matvienko truncated visa. The Americans explained his decision by the fact that Matvienko included in the sanctions list because of Russia's position on Ukraine and Crimea. Under the terms of the visa Matviyenko would be unable to participate in the session of the Union. For it would be available only to the meeting by the UN.

"I have stated my position, apologized for the lack of participation of the parliamentary delegation of the Russian Federation in the meeting of speakers of parliaments," said Senator correspondents on Thursday.

Matviyenko stressed the inadmissibility of such solutions (USA visa), which create obstacles to international cooperation, as well as among them in the line of parliamentarism. She said that the head of IGA also sent a request to issue a visa to the Russian speaker in the state Department, but his opinion was ignored.

"at all international venues we will be tough to put the question on the advisability of international events within countries that restrict the activities of international organizations ", - said Matvienko.

in addition, Russia will raise the issue of the illegality of punishments for political reasons against the parliamentarians of other countries." It's bound to be enshrined at the international level, " She said.

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