Inter-Parliamentary Union was created in 1889, long before the League of Nations, the UN, the Council of Europe and other authoritative associations. It is expected that the upcoming The 137th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union will be one of the largest number of participants. The theme of the Assembly is “Promoting cultural pluralism and peace through interreligious and interethnic dialogue."



Note that Omsk speaker Vladimir Varnavsky has significant experience in international parliamentary activities. WITH From 1996 to 2001 he was a member of the Federation Council and was a deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. IN His main responsibilities included issues of international relations. Varnavsky repeatedly headed representative Russian delegations to assemblies of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, held in different years in Jordan, Peru, Philippines and Cuba. Active participation in them Russian parliamentarians contributed to increasing the prestige and influence Russia in the world community.