Written by Prensa Latina. Published: September 29, 2023. Viewed: 28
The first Russia-Latin America International Parliamentary Conference will be held in Moscow from September 29 to October 2, the State Duma (lower house of the Russian parliament) reported today on its official website.
According to the President of the legislature Vyacheslav Volodin, more than 200 participants are expected, including parliamentarians, public figures and diplomats from Latin American and Caribbean countries, who will discuss with their Russian counterparts current issues of the international parliamentary agenda.
In this context, he emphasized that more than half of Latin American countries had decided to take part in the conference. He also noted that the event will host “many bilateral meetings” as several delegations will be led by parliamentary leaders.
The conference will host round tables dedicated to equal and mutually beneficial economic cooperation and the development of humanitarian relations between Russia and Latin America.
Participants at the event will discuss the role of parliamentary diplomacy in building a just multipolar world and on security issues.
The plenary session of the conference on “Russia and Latin America: Cooperation in a just world for all” will take place on October 2 in the State Duma.
Previously, Volodin noted that more and more countries are choosing an independent policy, adhering to a development model based on the defense of national interests and seeing Russia as a trustworthy partner with which they can build equal and respectful relations.