Malaysian PM Visits Russia as Asian Leaders Defy West Over Putin
- Leaders to discuss collaborating on advanced tech, aerospace
- Malaysia’s Anwar wants stronger ties, cooperation with Russia
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Russia and Malaysia will discuss collaboration in areas from aerospace to advanced technologies on Wednesday, as Anwar Ibrahim becomes the latest Asian leader to shrug off Western efforts to cast Vladimir Putin as an international pariah.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar is on a two-day visit to Russia, where he will meet President Putin on Wednesday evening and brief media on Thursday, according to his office. The meeting will allow talks on a broad range of topics, from agriculture and food security to trade and investment, Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.