Category: Politics

Chairman Of The State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin © Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, March 13. /TASS/. Chairman of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin announced the imminent establishment of the speaker of the lower house of the Parliament of the Federation Council on legislative maintenance of development of urban environment and public spaces. This Council will be the second such Advisory body after the already established Council for legislative support of the development of the digital economy. “The work of the second Council, which will be created in the near future, will focus on the development of urban areas, public spaces,” said Volodin at a meeting of the Presidium of the Council of legislators under Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. “Of course, we hope that this Council will also include representatives from regional parliaments, given that these issues are very relevant for the regions,” he called.

Hodeidah Port, Yemen © EPA/STRINGER MOSCOW, March 13. /TASS/. Russia is extremely concerned about the plans to storm the largest port of Hodeida Yemen. This is stated in the commentary official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. “Extreme concern the plans to assault the largest port of Hodeida Yemen. The fights in this area, not only will inevitably lead to the mass Exodus of the population, but actually cut off the capital Sana’a from the supply of food and humanitarian assistance, – the Ministry said. – What can be the consequences, to not speak.”

Maria Zakharova © Artyom Geodakyan/TASS MOSCOW, March 13. /TASS/. The principle of equality before the law, which in Kiev, remembered in connection with the participation of Yulia Samoilova in the Eurovision song contest, the Ukrainian authorities should apply to the residents of Donbass, who in 2014 left without pensions and social benefits. This was stated on Monday by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, commenting on the words of the Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavel klimkina about the possible ban on entry Samoilova in Ukraine.

The Kremlin said the selection of participants from Russia for Eurovision The Kremlin would not use the word “provocation”, referring to the choice of Yulia Samoilova as a participant of “Eurovision,” said Dmitry Peskov. Answering the journalists ‘ question about whether or not looks are the choice of the singer Yulia Samoilova as a participant of “Eurovision” as a political provocation, since it may not be allowed in Kiev, the press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that “I would not use such words as provocation”. It is the choice of the Russian TV channel that directs to the participant. Anything provocative, we’re not seeing.Dmitry Peskov The representative of the Kremlin noted that in the Crimea “were all, practically, probably not the people who have never been in the Crimea.” In addition, said Peskov, Eurovision is an international contest and its organizer, “we will probably have to follow the

The Cabinet of Britain: we have not appointed a person responsible for the fight against Russia In a press-service of the Cabinet of Ministers of great Britain has denied previously appeared the message that the government appeared responsible for “counter-Subversion”, whose duties will primarily include opposition to the Russian threat. “This message is not just wrong, it is completely untrue,” — said the Russian service Bi-bi-si, the press service of the British government. Monday March 13, the Times newspaper reported that Prime Minister Theresa may has appointed a member of the British Cabinet Ben Gummer responsible for the fight against “Subversion”. The article said that one of the most important tasks Gummer will be the protection of Britain against attempts by Moscow to destabilize Western democracy by hacker hacking and disinformation through their media — in particular, the news Agency Sputnik and RT. In a press-service of the British Cabinet

Vyacheslav Volodin creates another Board He will be engaged in urban areas and questions of the demolition of Khrushchev. Chairman of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin announced the establishment of the speaker of the lower house of the Council for development of urban areas and public spaces. To participate in the work plan to invite representatives of regional legislatures. The Council, in particular, will deal with demolition in Moscow Khrushchev. Activists believe that the work of the Council it would be useful to invite community members and professionals, not bureaucrats. The Council for the development of urban areas and public spaces will be the second Advisory body to the speaker of the state Duma after the already established Council for legislative support of the development of the digital economy. “The work of the second Council will be devoted to the development of urban areas, public spaces”, — said Vyacheslav Volodin.

Photo: RIA Novosti The founder of the party “Yabloko” Grigory Yavlinsky on Friday proposed a major reform of the party, the decision was generally supported by members of the party’s Federal political Committee (FPC), the press service of the party. “Today, March 10, at the meeting of the Federal political Committee of the Yabloko Chairman Grigory Yavlinsky proposed to reform the party”, — stated in the message. It is noted that the discussion proposed by the founder of the party approaches to the reorganization of the “Yabloko” and his work was continued for six hours, they were supported by members of the FPC. “We need a new party for new goals and tasks in conditions where the activity of the parliamentary party of European type is impossible”, — quotes the press-service of party of Grigory Yavlinsky. It is noted that the founder “the Apple” suggested strongly to expand the social

Photo: RIA Novosti The new Ambassador of Armenia in Russia Vartan Toganyan intends to establish contacts with the Russian enterprises of small and medium-sized businesses and to “actively travel to Russia”. The President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on Friday appointed as the new Ambassador of Republic in Russia Taganana, who previously held the position of Chairman of the Russian private company “Eurasian Media Group”. “I will actively travel to Russia and establish contacts with the enterprises of small and medium business”, — said on Friday, Tahanan in an interview with Sputnik-Armenia. According to the Ambassador, economic relations will develop dynamically thanks to the accession of Armenia to the Eurasian economic Union. “There are so many investment projects. After the recent visit of the Prime Minister (Karen Karapetyan in Russia – ed.) reached important agreements, including the establishment of an investment Fund, cooperation between enterprises, the Ministry of industry and trade

Mikhail Babich © Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, March 13. /TASS/. Russia, most likely, will complete the elimination of chemical weapons ahead of schedule in 2017, reported to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, Plenipotentiary representative of the President in Privolzhsky Federal district, the head of the state Commission on chemical disarmament Mikhail Babich.

Matvienko spoke about the “suicide” ramps for the disabled in Russia The Federation Council speaker Valentina Matvienko has called unacceptable the situation with the development in Russia, wheelchair accessible environment, reports “Interfax”. According to her, often in regions where formal is the construction of barrier-free environment for disabled people to use existing equipment people with disabilities can’t. I’m talking, primarily, about self-destructive ramps, tactile tiles on the sidewalks, which sometimes leads to nowhere, a broken device for the deaf and the blind.Valentina Matvienko The speaker of the upper house of Parliament believes that this situation is largely connected with the absence of a clear system of state control. Matvienko added that to solve the problem should help submitted to the Duma in the end of last year a bill that would allow the government of Russia and the regions the right to determine regulatory authorities in each industry. In early