PM Anwar: Putin may attend Asean Summit in KL

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Russian President Vladimir Putin may attend the upcoming Asean Summit and related meetings, although Moscow has so far only confirmed the participation of its deputy prime minister.

"We have sent him an invitation. He told me in Beijing that he would seriously consider it," Anwar told reporters after attending the Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) Knowledge Forum at a hotel here on Tuesday (Oct 21).