The State Duma spoke about the prospects of Russia's participation in the OSCE PA

Russia may be interested in returning to work in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA) in the event of a change in the entire policy of this organization and an apology for insults against our country, Alexei Chepa, first deputy chairman of the State Duma's International Affairs Committee, told Izvestia.

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In July 2024, the State Duma and the Federation Council adopted a joint statement suspending the participation of the delegation of the Federal Assembly of Russia in the work of the OSCE PA. The parliamentarians noted that the organization has "biased discriminatory approaches, double standards and total Russophobia," which indicates its degradation as a mechanism of inter-parliamentary cooperation.

The statement on the suspension of Russia's participation in the OSCE PA indicated its readiness to return to work "subject to a review by its leadership and a number of member states of Russophobic and discriminatory approaches to solving pressing problems of European security."

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