sasha, greetings, today, of course, everything is very solemn here on bolshaya dmitrovka, the ensembleod of the morning itself. here in the hall today there is a photo exhibition, this is a joint project of the soffed agency tas, where using the best photographs you can actually trace the entire history of the senate, from the year 1993 to the present day, despite the fact that today is the next 557th plenary. the meeting, it will, of course, also begin with a ceremonial part, with the russian anthem, definitely with congratulations from the speaker of the upper house of parliament, valentin letvienko, it will be interesting to hear what she will say to her colleagues today, and then work on the agenda will really begin , perhaps the most important thing and the event is the parliamentary hour, today at exactly 11 :00, here on bolshaya dmitrovka they are waiting for... foreign minister sergei lavrov, he will make a report, talk about russia’s policy on the external contour, and the senators will, of course, have the opportunity to ask questions to the minister questions, after which wo