SOCHI, May 19 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, leading a Malaysian delegation, holds bilateral talks Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) as the two-day ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit begins. Najib, who arrived in Russia' Black Sea resort city of Sochi Wednesday, is joining other ASEAN leaders to participate in the summit to commemorate the 20 years of ASEAN-Russia dialogue relations. The summit also serves as a platform for the leaders of the ASEAN member states and Russia to chart the future directionf of the partnership. --fotoBERNAMA (2016) COPYRIGHT RESERVED

photographed by: NORAINI AHMAD