Go to the media bankMOSCOW, Oct 21 The State Duma and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation agreed to hold meetings in closed formats if necessary, and to resolve complex public issues, a source in the State Duma told RIA Novosti. The Duma on Wednesday held the end of the plenary session in a closed format — for two and a half hours, the deputies discussed with Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Nikolai Pankov issues of partial mobilization, material support for military personnel and social guarantees for those mobilized. «There was an agreement that, if necessary, we would meet with the Ministry of Defense, talk on the phone so that there were no shortcomings in the information … If complex issues accumulate, then we will meet and film them,» he stressed. the interlocutor of the agency, speaking about the last meeting. The specific date of the next meeting in a closed format was not discussed with representatives of the defense department whether they were appointed or not, he specified. The day before, Oleg Morozov, head of the Duma control committee, told RIA Novosti that the State Duma would, if necessary, strengthen interaction with the Russian Defense Ministry, including in closed formats. Earlier, the State Duma Council decided to limit online broadcasts of the chamber’s meetings in connection with legislative support for the special operation.
