India, May 16 -- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim shared a light-hearted exchange with Russian President Vladimir Putin during an official visit to the Kremlin on Thursday, marking the first visit by a Malaysian leader to Russia in nearly two decades.

While touring the ornate St. Andrew's Hall, Putin presented Anwar with a riddle about the room's three thrones: "One is for the Czar, another for his wife; what about the third?"

Anwar's quick-witted reply, "For the second wife!" drew laughter from officials in attendance, including Putin himself. The Russian president, amused, replied, "I hope he is not angry at me for saying these things, but this is an answer of a true Muslim. A representative of Islamic culture. I have to say tha...