At the beginning of his speech, President of the Republic of Korea Mun Zhe Ying said that Russia left the most important trace in history, “changed its course, winning a victory in the Great Patriotic War”. He stressed that Russia “has always been at the forefront of science and technology.”
In turn, “the State Duma was created by the forces of the Russian people and today represents the people’s will and unity of the Russians.”
Mun Zhe Ying thanked the Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma, Olga Epifanov, as well as the Chairman of the International Affairs Committee Leonid Slutsky and the deputies for the “great honor to address you as the first head of the Asian countries [in the seventh convocation of the State Duma].”
He paid particular attention to the development of Eurasia, noting that “this is a vast space, a place where hope grows and grows through the exchange and interaction of large and small civilizations.”
In his opinion, “the new eastern policy of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin proclaims the advent of the Eurasian era with a dream of peace and joint prosperity.” “The goal of this grandiose plan is to unite all the best from the western and eastern civilization in one huge melting pot, to present to mankind a new vision of the world,” he said.
“Cooperation with Russia is the cornerstone on the road to peace on the Korean peninsula, as well as the prosperity of Northeast Asia,” he stressed.
At the same time, he expressed the hope that by his speech he will be able “to fully convey to you the desire of the Korean people to go along with Russia.” “I am sure that our friendship will open the door to new opportunities for Eurasia,” said Mun Zhe Ying.
“I believe that Russia’s power lies in a deep understanding of people. This became the strength of the Russian people, who did not bow to any challenges and difficulties, “he said.
Mun Zhe Ying noted that the “May” decree of Vladimir Putin on the goals of Russia’s state development until 2024, aimed at achieving “tangible results” in the social and economic sphere, resembles the “economy for man” promoted by the President of the Republic of Korea.
Speaking about the cooperation between Russia and the Republic of Korea, he spoke about the plans for developing bilateral cooperation. For example, it is planned to achieve trade turnover of $ 30 billion (ed., The trade turnover between the two countries last year amounted to $ 19 billion, which is 40% more than in 2016). In addition, Korea-Russia Innovation Center will be established in Korea, and the Korean-Russian Center for Scientific and Technological Cooperation is expanded in Moscow. According to him, cooperation in the development of the Far East, agriculture, creation of new jobs, development of the Northern Sea Route will be strengthened.
“I wish that on the basis of close cooperation the citizens of Russia and Korea will become happier,” concluded Mun Zhe Ying.
Day of Remembrance and Sorrow
President of the Republic of Korea Mun Zhe Ying said that June 22 marks the 77th anniversary of the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War. “A day of remembrance and grief for the innocently lost victims. I think that this is the day when we think deeply about how important the world is not only for Russia, but for all of humanity, “he said.
After the performance, Mun Zhe Ying, accompanied by Vyacheslav Volodin, walked through the courtroom and talked with the Russian deputies.
The Chairman of the State Duma, in particular, told Mr. Jun Zhe Inu that in the hall among the deputies there is the first female cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. The President of the Republic of Korea expressed the desire to meet her personally and talked with her for several minutes.
The president also talked with the deputy of the faction “United Russia” Sergei Ten, who is half Korean. “At one time, during the occupation of Korea by Japan, his relatives were taken to Sakhalin,” Vyacheslav Volodin told about him earlier at a meeting with his Korean counterpart Chung Se Gyeong in Seoul.
Then, Mun Zhe Ying and Vyacheslav Volodin approached the deputies of the LDPR faction. The head of the Republic of Korea spoke with the leader of the LDPR faction Vladimir Zhirinovsky, who introduced him to the youngest deputy of the State Duma – Vasily Vlasov. The leader of the LDPR faction paid attention to the fact that the parliamentarian is only 22 years old.
The speech of the President of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Moon Zhe In, in the State Duma continued the tradition of foreign leaders’ speeches before the deputies. Mun Zhe Ying became the first leader of another state, who addressed parliamentarians of the seventh convocation.
Also today, the President of the Republic of Korea, as part of his official visit to Russia, met with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, and on Friday a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, Tatyana Moskalkova, presented to the deputies of the State Duma on June 21 a report on her work for 2017. After the report was completed, the Ombudsman was asked questions by representatives of all four parliamentary factions.
Also, following consideration of the report, the parliamentarians supported the decision of the Committee for the Development of Civil Society, the issues of public and religious associations, in which it is recommended to take note of the information provided and instruct the committees to consider the proposals contained in the report on the activities of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation for 2017, improvement of federal legislation.
At the beginning of her speech, she congratulated the parliamentarians on the final adoption of the law on the offset of the time spent in the SIZO. “This is a very important law, humane, which was waited a long time,” said Tatyana Moskalkova, reminding that she personally took part in its development.
The Human Rights Ombudsman in the Russian Federation said that last year she received almost 42,000 complaints and other applications from citizens, of which more than two thousand were collective. In general, throughout Russia, the Ombudsman for Human Rights received about 220,000 appeals in 2017.
“The greatest number of appeals is connected with the social sphere, in the second place – criminal, criminal procedure and criminal-executive activity”, – said Tatyana Moskalkova.
In her words, in particular, “citizens complain about formalism and long terms of investigation.”
The Russians also complain to the Ombudsman about the difficulty in appealing to the disability groups, in the field of education “on refusals to enroll children who have registration at the place of stay, [on] the growth of payments levied on their parents, provision of free meals, school and sports form, safety of children during transportation “.
“Every tenth appeal from the collectives of citizens,” said Tatyana Moskalkova, stressing that most often workers are “in connection with the bankruptcy of enterprises”, as well as delays and non-payment of salaries.
“The problem of providing housing to the poor is extremely acute. People are standing in line for years and can not achieve their goals, “said the Ombudsman.
From the deputies of the State Duma, the Commissioner received 342 complaints, and for the majority of them justice was restored.
“In total [in 2017] we managed to restore the rights of more than 250,000 citizens for 1,038 appeals of a variety of character,” the Ombudsman in Russia summed up.
In the discussion of the report, a member of the Communist Party faction, First Deputy Chairman of the Culture Committee, Vladimir Bortko, asked Tatiana Moskalkova whether she knows the fate of the Russian citizen, the head of RIA Novosti Ukraina Kirill Vyshinsky, detained in Kiev, and what actions are being taken to release him. The Ombudsman explained that Kirill Vyshinsky is held in Kherson, in a cell where five others are in addition to him. She noted that he has a lawyer who “helps him.” Tatyana Moskalkova said that at present she asks “on the principles of reciprocity to visit Cyril Vyshinsky to see for herself the state of his health and help to ensure the protection of his rights and freedoms.”
First Deputy Chairman of the Defense Committee Alexander Sherin, a member of the LDPR faction asked Tatyana Moskalkova about her attitude to the government’s initiative on pension reform in Russia.
She noted that “the legislative idea to raise the pension to citizens, of course, deserves support.” The Ombudsman supported the view that issues affecting the interests of the entire population should be widely discussed. “Of course, reform is needed. But the question is with what tools. I am for this discussion to be openly, multifaceted, and so that people are not infringed in their rights, “concluded Tatyana Moskalkova.
Deputy Chairman of the Committee on State Construction and Legislation Alexander Gribov (United Russia) asked about the deadlines for detention at the trial stage. Tatyana Moskalkova reminded that today at the preliminary investigation a person can be kept in custody for not more than 18 months, but if the materials of the case are opened and it goes to court, the time is not set. She believes that it is necessary to establish a deadline for detention if the criminal case is referred to the court, as well as when acquainting themselves with the case materials.
Member of the Committee on Housing Policy and Housing and Communal Services Dmitry Ionin (“Fair Russia”) asked about the situation with the massive fraudulent imposition of goods and services on credit to pensioners. He recalled that his faction had developed a legislative initiative establishing a “cooling period” so that people could terminate such loan agreements within a set deadline. Tatiana Moskalkova said that to protect pensioners from such fraud “can only be an explanatory work.” She noted that it is very difficult to initiate criminal cases against such fraudsters and expressed support for the idea of allowing to terminate such contracts.
After the completion of the questions, representatives of four factions of the State Duma made speeches. From the faction of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Sergei Gavrilov made a speech, stressing that “the work of Tatiana Moskalkova deserves respect and support.” According to him, her work as Commissioner for Human Rights also helps parliamentarians make decisions on the humanization of legislation.
Sergei Gavrilov said that according to the results of the report, “serious decisions must be made” to expand the powers of the Commissioner.
Ivan Sukharev from the LDPR faction drew Tatiana Moskalkova’s attention to the fact that “more than 50 of our citizens are held in US prisons,” and expressed the hope that work to protect their rights will continue. He also spoke about the quality and accessibility of medical services and the closure of hospitals in the countryside, according to which “a huge number of complaints” come to him, as a deputy of the State Duma. The parliamentarian suggested to think over the ban on closing such medical facilities.
According to Dmitriy Vyatkin, a member of the United Russia faction, “today all speakers note that violations of social rights are among the first among complaints, among the violations identified.” “Already now we see that the demands of the society really put the right to free medical care, free education, the right to housing, […] worthy pension and social security,” he said, noting that it was to protect these the rights should be directed efforts of both the Federal Commissioner and the regional commissioners.
Dmitry Vyatkin said that following the results of the interaction with Tatyana Moskalkova, the State Duma can adopt several amendments to the laws: “There are a number of proposals – on the responsibility of owners and employers, proposals for improving the Code of Criminal Procedure in terms of defining clear terms of detention, already in court “.
The leader of the faction “Fair Russia” Sergei Mironov also agreed that violations of the social rights of citizens – this is the most acute problem that the Ombudsman must deal with. In addition, he stated that “we support the Ombudsman’s proposal to make the criminal process and enforcement proceedings transparent, [and] to allow the staff of the Office of the Commissioner to visit prisoners in prisons, in prisons, in prisons, in jails.”
Recall, in accordance with Article 158 of the DG Regulation, “the interaction of the State Duma and the Ombudsman is carried out in the form of an examination of the State Duma by the decision of the Council of the State Duma of the annual report of the Ombudsman on its activities, as well as special reports of the Ombudsman on specific compliance issues rights and freedoms of citizens in the Russian Federation (when the Ombudsman addresses the State Duma).”