The relevance of the research of Russian parliamentary diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific region is determined by the importance of the Asia-Pacific region as one of the priority areas of Russian foreign policy in the twenty-first century, the growing participation of the Parliament in international relations, and the increasing role of inter-parliamentary institutions for the integration processes, regional economic and political development. Parliamentary diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific region plays an important role for Russia as it serves as an additional channel of communication with elites of the Asia-Pacific countries supplementing the foreign policy course implemented by the executives. In addition, participating in inter-parliamentary institutions, parliamentarians have the opportunity to form a legal framework and develop principles of global governance, jointly propose solutions to the most pending issues of regional development. Russian participation in international parliamentary organizations in the Asia-Pacific region including the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum is aimed at increasing Russian presence and regional political influence and presenting Russia’s approaches to urgent problems of regional development, economic, political, humanitarian and security issues.