On May 26, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion dedicated to cooperation between Russia and Malaysia in the Asia-Pacific region and the Malaysian chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Nur Jazlan Mohamed, Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of Malaysia; Alexander Korolev, Deputy Director of the Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies, National Research University Higher School of Economics, participated. The event was moderated by Fyodor Lukyanov, Research Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.