The first deputy head of the United Russia faction, Andrei Isaev, summed up the results of the January 16 meeting of the conciliation commission on the law on the prohibition of contact pick-up of animals.

Isaev said that the way was outlined for further work on the bill that had provoked many disputes in order to work out a solution in the interests of society, protecting people and ensuring humane treatment of animals. "We have agreed that such complex draft laws that cause mixed reactions in the society will necessarily be discussed on the party platform," the deputy stressed..

He added that the State Duma and the Federation Council decided to jointly discuss such legislative initiatives, and that he himself will oversee this work by the State Duma. In the Federation Council for this work will meet the chairman of the Committee of the Council on Social Policy Valery Ryazansky.

Additional coordination of members of the EP in the discussion of resonant laws will help to better organize a dialogue between deputies of the State Duma, senators and regional parliamentarians, Ryazansky believes.. "The main thing is that it takes place in conditions of openness, discussion and respect for the opinion of opponents," the senator added..

This opinion is agreed by the chairman of the Duma Committee for Ecology and Environmental Protection Vladimir Burmatov. "Such a dialogue on the platform of the party. allows you to hear the arguments of colleagues. , and we will work with these arguments within the framework of the inter-parliamentary conciliation commission of the Federation Council and the State Duma, "he added..

Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Natural Resources, Property and Land Relations Nikolay Nikolaev noted that it is necessary to develop an agreed text of the document that would be arranged by all parties involved in the discussion. Concerning the bill on the prohibition of contact litter, he said:

"This is a very important law, which is being discussed in the society, and its adoption is expected by zoos, and hunters, and dog breeders". "The State Duma and the Federation Council are in favor of ending the cruel treatment of animals. But we must also talk about preserving the tradition and development of Russian hunting, "the deputy stressed.. According to Nikolayev, after the meeting the parties made a constructive step towards each other. "As the meeting showed, we do not have as many contradictions as it seemed at first," Nikolaev concluded..