Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina MatvienkoMOSCOW, January 13 Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko congratulated on Press Day of media workers on their professional holiday and presented gratitude to the journalists of the Federation Council pool, including RIA Novosti correspondent Maria Balynina-Urban. Russian Press Day was approved by the Presidium of the Supreme Council of Russia in 1991 and is celebrated annually on January 13.
Sobyanin presented awards in journalism for 2021The gratitude of the head of the Federation Council was announced for «many years of conscientious work and a great contribution to covering the activities of the Federation Council.» Congratulating journalists on Press Day, Matvienko noted that a parliamentary journalistic pool has formed in the upper house. «We have a professional, competent, creative, well-understanding the specifics of the work of the upper chamber. We strive for complete information openness, for the presence of the Federation Council both on the pages of leading newspapers and news agencies, and in the Internet space,» she said. The speaker The Federation Council reported that the upper chamber, together with the Union of Journalists, announced an all-Russian competition of journalistic materials called «Federation Council — Chamber of Regions.» «We count on the active participation of both federal and regional media in it. Journalists from both registered media and bloggers will be able to take part in it,» Matvienko said.
Russian Press Day
