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Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the European Union

Submitted on 2017-11-22 22:16:16

The Russian parliamentarians meet members of the European Parliament


On 22 November, on the initiative of the Co-Chair of the Russia-EU Parliamentary Cooperation Committee Othmar Karas, meeting between representatives of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation led by Vice-Chair of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Olga Epifanova and members of the European Parliament Delegation to the Russia-EU Parliamentary Cooperation Committee took place for the first time since 2014.

The parties held a detailed exchange on the current state and prospects of the Russia-EU interparliamentary dialogue and shared their views on topical international issues. During discussion of the internal Ukrainian crisis participants stressed the need of full and stage-by-stage implementation of the Minsk agreements.

The Russian parliamentarians invited MEPs for a familiarisation visit to Crimea.

The participants expressed their interest in further contacts.


Source URL: https://russiaeu.ru/en/node/2824