Ensuring equal rights of citizens named among Union State priorities

     Harmonization of the laws on equal rights of citizens of Belarus and Russia was high on the agenda of a meeting of the commission on legislation and regulations of the Belarus-Russia Union State Parliamentary Assembly. The event was attended by representatives of the authorities of the frontier regions of Belarus and Russia. The members of the commission discussed the results of the parliamentary hearings on the approximation of laws of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation to ensure the equal rights of citizens in the Union State held in Bryansk, Russia in December 2017. Alla Bodak, the deputy chairperson of the PA commission,Chairperson of the Council of the Republic’s permanent commission on legislation and state construction noted:

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      “The outcome document of the parliamentary hearings issued in the form of recommendations identified the priorities for the development of the Union State in 2018-2020. Harmonizing the legislation to ensure the equal rights of citizens and economic entities of Belarus and Russia was outlined as the priority measure. The outcome document of the parliamentary hearings was finalized taking into account the suggestions made by the participants of the event and submitted to the members of the PA commission on legislation and regulations”.