NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, in a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, has suggested the establishment of a special mechanism between Putrajaya and Moscow to expedite the execution of all agreements reached between the two nations.

According to a note provided to Malaysian media, Putin agreed to the suggestion.

Both leaders also discussed about the import of Malaysian palm oil by Moscow and expediting direct flights between both countries during their meeting, held on the sidelines of the 18th Brics Leaders’ Summit here on yesterday.

During the 20-minute discussion, Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, reiterated his appreciation for Russia’s support for energy cooperation with Malaysia.

It is to be noted that Petronas had engaged with Russian counterpart (Rosneft) and companies to advance collaboration in the sector.

Meanwhile, Russian news agency TASS quoted Putin as describing the 12.9 per cent growth in trade turnover between Russia and Malaysia last year as “a solid pace.”

“Last year, trade turnover between our countries grew by 12.9 per cent. That is a good pace,” he was quoted as saying.