Russian Ambassador to Türkiye Sergei Vershinin met on Oct. 7 with members of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye who took part as observers in the elections to Russia’s ninth State Duma, held on Sept. 18-20, 2026.
The two sides discussed the main areas of Russian-Turkish inter-parliamentary cooperation and general issues related to the work of election commissions, including ensuring a high level of technology and transparency in the electoral process.

They reaffirmed the importance of continuing and further developing parliamentary dialogue between Russia and Türkiye.