Parliamentarians of South Ossetia are taking part in the 65th session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia in Moscow, the press service of the legislative body of the Republic of South Ossetia reports.
“Russian and Belarusian parliamentarians reviewed, in particular, the draft budget of the Union State for 2024. Chairman of the Parliament of South Ossetia Alan Alborov and Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Policy and Inter-Parliamentary Relations Zaza Driaev are taking part in the meeting at the invitation of Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin,” - the press service has noted.
Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin also held a meeting with Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko, Speaker of the People's Assembly - Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia Lasha Ashuba and Chairman of the Parliament of South Ossetia Alan Alborov.
“They discussed the development of inter-parliamentary cooperation and socio-economic interaction between Russia, Belarus, Abkhazia and South Ossetia,” the press service said.
During the meeting, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia, Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin drew attention to the fact that in a number of areas the Union programs were not being implemented and were being transferred to the next year.
In this regard, he proposed strengthening parliamentary control over the implementation of the Union budget and, in particular, inviting officials responsible for stalling programs to its consideration.
Among the 37 events of the Union State, the list has included four new ones: Russian-Belarusian Forum “Union State: inclusive education. Centers and technology parks”; solemn event “One Great Victory for All” (to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders); events dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on the Establishment of the Union State, and athletics match meeting among the teams of the Union State.
The budget was formed with a surplus in the amount of 1,247.9 million Russian rubles, from which new programs, projects and activities of the Union State can be financed after their approval by the Council of Ministers.
The budget adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly will be submitted to the Supreme State Council of the Union State for approval.
On February 21, 1995, the Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighborliness and Cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus was concluded.
A qualitatively new stage of the unity of the peoples of Belarus and Russia began on April 2, 1996, when the Agreement on the Formation of the Community of Belarus and Russia was signed. In accordance with this document, it was decided to create a Parliamentary Assembly, a representative body of the Community, which was to be formed on the basis of the principle of equal representation of deputies of the national parliaments of Russia and Belarus.
Representatives of Parliament of South Ossetia have been taking part in the work of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia for the last few years.
