On October 28, 1991, 35 years ago, the Parliament of Central America (PARLACEN) was founded by agreement between the governments of Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and El Salvador. According to PARLACEN's charter and main administrative documents, its main mission is to fully facilitate the integration processes in Central America. The Parliament operates as a permanent body within the Central American Integration System (CAIS), empowered to consider issues in the political, economic, social and cultural fields of subregional interest, and has international legal personality. The headquarters of the Parliament is located in the capital of the Republic of Guatemala. PARLACEN may grant permanent observer status to countries and territories, as well as national or regional legislatures and international organizations. Russia has established a constructive interaction with the framework of which the contacts with the two chambers of the Russian Parliament continue to develop. In July 2019, "on the sidelines" of the second forum for the development of parliamentarism in Moscow, in which the PARLACEN delegation led by its chairman I.A. Echeverria participated, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the Central American Parliament. In 2023, PARLACEN deputies participated in the interparliamentary conference "Russia - Latin America" ​​- the first large-scale parliamentary event aimed at strengthening cooperation between the legislative bodies of the Russian Federation and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2025, the third international parliamentary conference "Parliamentarians for Peace" took place on the topic "80 years of victory over Nazism: have we learned the lessons of history?" ", organized by the Parliament of Central America and the State Duma of Russia.

On October 28, 1991, 35 years ago, the Parliament of Central America (PARLACEN) was founded by agreement between the governments of Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and El Salvador. According to PARLACEN's charter and main administrative documents, its main mission is to fully facilitate the integration processes in Central America. The Parliament operates as a permanent body within the Central American Integration System (CAIS), empowered to consider issues in the political, economic, social and cultural fields of subregional interest, and has international legal personality. The headquarters of the Parliament is located in the capital of the Republic of Guatemala. PARLACEN may grant permanent observer status to countries and territories, as well as national or regional legislatures and international organizations. Russia has established a constructive interaction with the framework of which the contacts with the two chambers of the Russian Parliament continue to develop. In July 2019, "on the sidelines" of the second forum for the development of parliamentarism in Moscow, in which the PARLACEN delegation led by its chairman I.A. Echeverria participated, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the Central American Parliament. In 2023, PARLACEN deputies participated in the interparliamentary conference "Russia - Latin America" ​​- the first large-scale parliamentary event aimed at strengthening cooperation between the legislative bodies of the Russian Federation and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2025, the third international parliamentary conference "Parliamentarians for Peace" took place on the topic "80 years of victory over Nazism: have we learned the lessons of history?" ", organized by the Parliament of Central America and the State Duma of Russia.