The OSCE PA announced calls for the return of the Russian Federation

Some delegations to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly are calling for an open dialogue with the participation of all national delegations, the organization's press service told Izvestia. At the same time, there are also voices against the participation of the Russian Federation in the work of the assembly.

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"Some of the opinions expressed over the past three years were aimed at isolating Russia, while a number of others emphasize the importance of an open dialogue with the full participation of all national delegations," the OSCE PA told Izvestia.

They stressed that they consider Russia's non-participation to be largely voluntary.

"Although there were cases when sanctions led to the fact that Russian parliamentarians could not obtain visas, the Russian delegation is still invited to our meetings, and it would have been able to participate in many of them if the Russian parliament had not decided to adhere to the policy of non—participation in the work of the Assembly," the press service said. organizations.

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.

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Deferred Mechanism: OSCE PA calls for Russia's return