MOSCOW, September 29. /TASS/. The State Duma Council has approved the decision to sign an agreement with the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) on granting the chamber observer status, the Duma press service reported.

"The Council of the State Duma approved the decision to sign an agreement with the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) to grant an observer status to the State Duma at the organization," the report says.

The relevant proposal was discussed at a meeting between the Chairman of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, and the head of the association, Amado Cerrudo Acevedo. The meeting was held as part of the first international parliamentary conference entitled Russia - Latin America.