Moscow/Kuala Lumpur, Aug 2 (UNI) Russian President Vladmir Putin is scheduled to meet with Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim on August 6 in Moscow, where the two leaders will discuss both bilateral relations and international issues, as per Russian state media TASS.
“Talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Sultan Ibrahim are scheduled for August 6 in Moscow. The two leaders will discuss further developing Russian-Malaysian relations and current international and regional issues,” the Kremlin press service reported.
The Malaysian leader will visit Russia on August 5-10.
On May 14, during a meeting in the Kremlin with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Putin requested that he extend an invitation to the king to visit Russia, with Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stating that Putin attaches great importance to Moscow’s relations with Kuala Lumpur.
Russia’s ties with Malayasia have grown over the years, with the two countries enhancing their economic, security, diplomatic relations, despite the Southeast nation having officially condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
