Parliamentary diplomacy of Russia in Central Asia: current situation and prospects

In the modern multipolar world, the role of parliamentarians, as legally elected representatives of citizens of their states, is objectively increasing. The deterioration of the international situation in recent years, the decrease in opportunities for political contacts among representatives of the executive branch, and the information war unleashed against Russia significantly increase the importance of interparliamentary cooperation as an important instrument of the state’s foreign policy. Russia’s relations with the countries of Central Asia are one of the key directions of Russian policy at the present stage. At the same time, in the conditions of “geopolitical shaking," interparliamentary interaction is of particular importance. The article examines the activities of the bodies of multilateral parliamentary interaction between Russia and the states of Central Asia and its role in strengthening these relations in difficult political conditions.