Ivan Melnikov
Faction of the state Duma agreed on the text of the oath for joining the Russian citizenship. This was announced by first Vice-speaker of the lower house of Parliament Ivan Melnikov (Communist party) on Friday, June 30, reports RIA Novosti.
“Today’s meeting with the Chairman of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin was devoted to rapprochement of the factions, the search for consensus. Think we are on a “common denominator” successfully entered”, — said the MP.
He said that everyone involved in the development of the oath was his opinion that it should be spelled out and what not. The meeting succeeded in adopting a draft that was acceptable to all the sides, said Melnikov.
“The civic rhetoric, no one will be forced to sacrifice political or other beliefs, he said. — Anyone who loves Russia, this text will be able to read with your head held high”. The Deputy speaker also added that the discussion was still ongoing.
Earlier on Friday, the first Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on state construction and legislation Mikhail Emelyanov presented the preliminary text of the oath. It sounds as follows: “I [name], voluntarily and knowingly taking the citizenship of the Russian Federation I swear to respect the Constitution and the legislation of the Russian Federation, rights and freedoms of its citizens, to perform the duties of the citizen of the Russian Federation for the benefit of the state and society to protect the freedom and independence of the Russian Federation, to be loyal to Russia, to respect its culture, history and tradition.”
In early June, President Vladimir Putin proposed the Duma to consider the possibility of adopting amendments that will require new citizens to take an oath or an oath. In the lower house of Parliament established a special working group tasked to prepare the appropriate amendments to the bill on revocation of decisions on granting Russian citizenship to terrorists.