On November 3, 2024, on the eve of the 21st Annual Meeting, the Valdai Discussion Club and Islamabad Policy Research Institute, basing on the long-standing traditions of friendship, cooperation and sympathy between the Russian Federation and Pakistan, signed a cooperation agreement. The ceremony was attended by Chairman of the Board of the Valdai Discussion Club Andrey Bystritskiy and President of Islamabad Policy Research Institute Raza Muhammad.