Novikov, who is the first deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the State Duma (the lower house of the Russian Parliament), told Izvestia that if the meeting takes place, there will be questions on many topics, including those related to the Venezuelan situation.

The lawmaker emphasized that, therefore, issues related to oil will arise. Because those who initiated the complication of the situation surrounding Venezuela, that is, the current White House team, do not hide the fact that one of the objectives of their actions was oil, these questions arise naturally.

The leading issue of the upcoming consultations by lawmakers, as expected, will also be the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine, US Representative Anna Paulina Luna stated earlier.

Novikov noted that a number of organizational issues, including the meeting format, the composition of the delegations, the dates, as well as security matters and sanctions restrictions against Russian parliamentarians, remain in the planning stage.

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