Moscow, 26 January: Russian Federation Council speaker Valentina Matviyenko sees no grounds for the situation in the country to unfold according to a revolutionary scenario and believes that the authorities and the people should start a dialogue. "There are no reasons for a revolution, there are no revolutionary sentiments in society. There is a need for dialogue, the people who are expressing their opinions need to be heard," Matviyenko told the Interfax news agency on Thursday (26 January).
She ruled out the possibility of revolutionary developments and said that "there is excessive, artificial charging of the situation".
In Matviyenko's words, those who take part in protests should also demonstrate readiness for dialogue with the authorities "to come to an appropriate solution that will enable the successful and effective development of our country - everyone is interested in this, no one is interested in rocking the boat".
She said she was ready to take part in talks - if they do actually take place - as a representative of the authorities.
"I am ready, I am open to all opinions, all points of view. I have a lot of experience in communicating with non-governmental, public organizations. I like such interaction. If there is a desire for this, I am ready to take part in a dialogue," Matviyenko said.
At the same time, she added that there is no need to evaluate the situation in the country solely on the basis of what is happening in the capital: "Russia is a big country. There is a huge number of cities, villages where people live and they have their own points of view".
She said that she is happy about the fact that the last rallies were authorized, proceeded in line with the law and entailed all conditions that enabled people to express their opinions on the situation in the country.
"It is an absolutely normal thing, when people come out to express their position. The Russian constitution gives every person the right to express their opinion," Matviyenko said.
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Moscow, 26 January: Russian Federation Council speaker Valentina Matviyenko sees no grounds for the situation in the country to unfold according to a revolutionary scenario and believes that the authorities and the people should start a dialogue.
"There are no reasons for a revolution, there are no revolutionary sentiments in society. There is a need for dialogue, the people who are expressing their opinions need to be heard," Matviyenko told the Interfax news agency on Thursday (26 January).
She ruled out the possibility of revolutionary developments and said that "there is excessive, artificial charging of the situation".
In Matviyenko's words, those who take part in protests should also demonstrate readiness for dialogue with the authorities "to come to an appropriate solution that will enable the successful and effective development of our country - everyone is interested in this, no one is interested in rocking the boat".
She said she was ready to take part in talks - if they do actually take place - as a representative of the authorities.
"I am ready, I am open to all opinions, all points of view. I have a lot of experience in communicating with non-governmental, public organizations. I like such interaction. If there is a desire for this, I am ready to take part in a dialogue," Matviyenko said.
At the same time, she added that there is no need to evaluate the situation in the country solely on the basis of what is happening in the capital: "Russia is a big country. There is a huge number of cities, villages where people live and they have their own points of view".
She said that she is happy about the fact that the last rallies were authorized, proceeded in line with the law and entailed all conditions that enabled people to express their opinions on the situation in the country.
"It is an absolutely normal thing, when people come out to express their position. The Russian constitution gives every person the right to express their opinion," Matviyenko said.