"Malaysia is a long-standing and reliable partner of Russia in the Asia-Pacific region. Our cooperation is invariably based on the principles of mutual respect and consideration of interests," Putin said, TASS reported.
Putin also said that the next year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
"We are approaching this date with a lot of positive experience of mutually beneficial cooperation and serious business for its further expansion," the president said.