On September 22, 2025, a memorandum of understanding and cooperation was signed at the Valdai Discussion Club’s Moscow headquarters between the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (Japan). The document was signed by Andrey Bystritskiy, Chairman of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club, and Atsushi Sunami, President of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation.