Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the world is going through a difficult period. He said this in an address to ambassadors at the presentation of the credentials. Video of the ceremony published on the official Kremlin website.
“You are the head of their mission in a very difficult period,” — said Putin ambassadors.
According to him, these problems are the increasing tensions in the world.
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“As ambassadors you have entrusted the important mission to negotiate with the government of the Russian Federation, our agencies, parliamentarians, members of the public to questions of development of bilateral relations of your country with Russia,” — he said and stressed that he is interested in the success and effectiveness of this work.
Today in the Alexander hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace, Vladimir Putin received letters of credence from 20 new foreign ambassadors to Russia, including the new U.S. Ambassador Jon Meade Huntsman.
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