“This will be their personal decision,” said Peskov.
According to him, the president communicates with Lavrov and Shoigu on work matters "regularly and constantly."
He noted that he did not have information whether the ministers had notified Russian President Vladimir Putin of the decision.
"But in any case, they themselves will tell about the decision," added a Kremlin spokesman.
In mid-June, Secretary of the General Council of United Russia, Andrei Turchak, presented the federal part of the list of candidates for elections to the State Duma.
The top five included Sergei Shoigu and Sergei Lavrov.
In early September, Putin said that it was a pity to let Lavrov and Shoigu go to the State Duma.