Putin receives credentials from 20 ambassadors to Russia

MOSCOW, October 3. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has received credentials from 20 new ambassadors to Russia, including the head of US diplomatic mission Jon Huntsman, and envoys of France and Spain, Sylvie Bermann and Ignacio Ibanez Rubio. The Kremlin ceremony was also attended by ambassadors of the European Union, Argentina, Grenada, the Dominican Republic and Zambia. The president also received credentials from ambassadors of Yemen, Cyprus, Laos, Latvia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Myanmar, Portugal, Uganda and Croatia. The ceremony in which diplomatic credentials are presented to a head of state symbolizes the start of a diplomat’s work in the host country. These events are traditionally held in the Kremlin about two to three times a year. Ten to 20 ambassadors who came to Russia in the recent weeks are invited to the ceremony. The president welcomes them and gives them a short speech. Read more