NEW DELHI, October 24. /TASS/. State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin on Saturday arrived on a working visit to India, his first foreign trip as the new Duma’s chairman, leading a delegation of Russian lawmakers, a TASS correspondent reported.
Volodin noted earlier that Russia appreciates the relations it maintains with India. He reiterated this during meetings with the republic’s leadership while on an official visit to India in February 2025.
The Russian delegation will take part in the 12th BRICS International Parliamentary Forum in New Delhi on October 26-27. This year’s forum is themed on "Strengthening Parliaments for People-Centric Development." Volodin is also scheduled to meet with his overseas counterparts on the sidelines of the event.
In addition, there are plans for the Duma speaker to meet with senior Indian officials and parliamentarians to discuss the development of Russian-Indian cooperation in the economic, social, and technological spheres as well as the further strengthening and intensification of interparliamentary dialogue.