Regular session of the OSCE PA is scheduled for February 25-26, 2016. In the summer of 2015 Finland refused entry to the Russian parliamentarians, under the sanctions.
MOSCOW, 23 Dec. The delegation of the state Duma intends to take part in the Vienna session of the OSCE parliamentary Assembly, said the head of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Alexei Pushkov.
“We have a working relationship with the OSCE PA leadership. We intend to level the leadership of the state Duma to take part in the Vienna session of the OSCE parliamentary Assembly, which will take place in February,” said Pushkov at a press conference in MIA “Russia today”.
According to the official website of the Assembly, the next session is scheduled for February 25-26, 2016.
In the summer of Finland refused to give an entry permit under the sanctions of the Russian parliamentarians, among whom was the speaker of the state Duma Sergey Naryshkin to participate in the summer session of the OSCE PA. In response to this step, the delegation of the Russian Federation decided in full force not to go to Helsinki.