On Tuesday, Vice -President of the Ukrainian Parliament, Olena Kondratik, criticized the presence of the chairwoman of the Upper Chamber of the Russian legislature Valentina Matvienková at the conference of World Parliament chairmen in Switzerland. The chairman of the Russian Federation Council participates in the event, despite the fact that there are sanctions on the West. TASR reports according to AFP.
Kondraková said that From the presence of the Russian delegation in Geneva is “shocked”. “The persons who are subject to sanctions cannot freely participate in international meetings!” She wrote on Facebook.
Both representatives of the legislative choirs participate in the sixth world conference of the Presidents of Parliaments, It takes place in Geneva for more than three years since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The interparliamentary union (IPU) that summoned a three -day meeting, She urged the delegations of the opposing states to meet but to noble.
“As a worldwide call -in the parliament, we would support such a meeting because we pride ourselves on dialogue,” said IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong. He told reporters that The organization also set up a working group aimed at achieving a peaceful conflict resolution in Ukraine and “at least both parties to IPUs” speak “.
However, Kondraková called on the participants of the conference and speakers to boycotted all public events with Matvijenk’s participation. “Any common photo or shaking of a hand means to stand on the side of the aggressor,” she said.
