Volodin and Abdullahi Discuss parliamentary ties

Jun 3, 2025

Duma TV's edited institutional recording shows Vyacheslav Volodin meeting Abdi Hashi Abdullahi and presents their remarks. Volodin says developing relations with African and Arab countries is a Russian foreign-policy priority, credits Vladimir Putin's efforts, and hopes for systematic contacts and a stronger parliamentary contribution to relations between the peoples and countries. In Russian interpretation, Abdullahi thanks the State Duma and Federation Council for welcoming him and his delegation. He dates the relationship to Somalia's independence in 1960; his translated remarks refer to Soviet and Russian support from 1964, then specifically credit Soviet assistance across development fields.

On 3 June 2025, Russian State Duma chairman Vyacheslav Volodin met Somalia's Senate speaker Abdi Hashi Abdullahi at the State Duma in Moscow to discuss parliamentary cooperation. Volodin called relations with African and Arab countries a Russian foreign-policy priority and expressed hope for systematic parliamentary contacts contributing to relations between the two peoples and countries. Abdullahi thanked both chambers of Russia's parliament for receiving his delegation and recalled bilateral ties since Somalia's independence in 1960. Duma TV's translated excerpt refers to Soviet and Russian support from 1964 and specifically credits Soviet assistance in many development fields; Vremya's edited quote instead describes current Russian support. The retrieved accounts document discussion and expressed intentions.