On October 17, Minsk /BelTA correspondent/. At the first meeting of the first session of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus of the fifth convocation, which will be held on October 18, the chairman of the new composition of this legislative body will be elected, the press service of the House of Representatives informed BelTA correspondent. The new composition will elect the chairman, as well as his deputy. In addition, it is planned that a delegation of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation will attend this meeting. This parliamentary delegation is expected to arrive in Minsk this evening. It will be headed by the first deputy chairman of the State Duma, Ivan Melnikov. As reported, 109 deputies were elected to the new House of Representatives in September this year. At the same time, among them are only 18% of the parliamentarians who were part of the fourth convocation.-0-

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