MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a meeting at the Kremlin with Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, asked the official to extend an invitation to His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, to visit Russia.

"I have a big favour to ask. Please convey my best wishes to the head of state, Sultan Ibrahim," Putin told the Prime Minister, Russian News Agency (TASS) reported.

"We are waiting for him to visit Russia," the president said.