Future politicians already today must make decisions that will work to bring Russia and Belarus closer. This is convinced the chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin. He arrived in Minsk for a meeting of the 54th session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia and met with representatives of the Youth Chamber of the Union State Parliamentary Assembly. According to Volodin, the parliamentary youth should actively participate in resolving the issues facing Moscow and Minsk today in the sphere of protecting the rights of citizens and harmonizing the legislation of the two countries as a whole. "It is important that they understand the responsibility for the future of the Union State", - said the speaker of the State Duma. Earlier on Monday, June 18, Russian and Belarusian deputies laid flowers to the Eternal Flame of the memorial complex "Brest Fortress - Hero". "Together with our colleagues from the Belarusian parliament, together with those who today represent the (Parliament) Assembly of Belarus and Russia, we have bowed to our grandfathers and great-grandfathers. It was here, in the Brest Fortress, they took the fight, and many were killed, protecting the homeland and our today's life with you, "- recalled Volodin. For his part, the head of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, Vladimir Andreichenko, pointed to the symbolism of the beginning of the 54th session of the Parliamentary Assembly from a visit to the Brest Fortress.

"Thanks to the unity of our peoples, courage and heroism, we stood in that war, and it is very symbolic that today we are together," said Andreichenko, stressing that all problems can be solved through dialogue. The decision to create the Youth Chamber was adopted in December last year at the 53rd session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia. "The youth's view of the problems. It will be good if young lawmakers, experts will help us in these matters, "Volodin said..