Russian MPs will raise a question about the work of the contact group in Ukraine in the parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for security And cooperation in the European Union (OSCE PA) on ordinary session of the Assembly, said Last news people's choice of the state Duma (United Russia ) Nikolay Kovalev, who will head the delegation of the Russian Federation.

The winter session of the OSCE PA will be held in Vienna from 18 to 20 February.

conclusion on the establishment of a contact group in Ukraine was adopted at the OSCE PA in June 2014 in Baku. As previously noted, the state Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin, USA, Ukraine And Poland are blocking the work of this group.

"of course, we will discuss the role of parliamentary directions in conflict resolution (Ukraine). And, most importantly, we will put the question to organize the work of the contact group, the activities of which were agreed during the Baku session. Unfortunately, six months have passed and the band never went To work, and her work is very important in stabilizing the situation, " said Kovalev Last news on Tuesday.

according to him, Russia is interested in a Frank And constructive dialogue.

"Russia's position is simple: the world in Ukraine And the presence of a strong neighbor, within which would be calm," said the MP.

it is assumed that in the session of the OSCE PA will engage the head of the international Department of the state Duma, Alexei Pushkov, a member of this Department Alexander Babakov, the head of the Department for CIS Affairs, Eurasian integration And relations with compatriots Leonid Slutsky, a member of this Department Vasily Likhachev. From the Council of the Federation delegation will include senators Lyudmila Kozlov, Sergey Mamedov And Nikolay Zhuravlev.

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