Foreign ambassadors to present credentials to Russian president
MOSCOW. Jan 15 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will receive the credentials from 18 newly arrived ambassadors of foreign states, the Kremlin press service said.
The credentials will be presented to the Russian head of state by: Cesare Maria Ragaglini (Italy), Zyad Khazer Al Majali (Jordan), Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya (Rwanda), Carmel Brincat (Malta), Vasile Soare (Romania), John Ronald Kerr (Canada), Mohamed Abdel Sattar Mohamed Elbadri (Egypt), Jean-Maurice Ripert (France), Mehdi Sanayei (Iran), Poondi Shrinivasan Raghavan (India), Abdul-Aziz Ahmed Saud Al-adwani (Kuweit), Antonio Jose Vallim Guerreiro (Brazil), Vladimir Remek (Czech Republic), Alex Van Meuven (Belgium), Ousman Badjie (Gambia), Bernard Francis Shamli (Seychelles), Lameck Ntekela (Botswana), Wilfred Eduard Christopher (Suriname).
"After the credentials are presented to the Russian head of state the activity of the newly arrived foreign ambassadors and permanent representatives of international organizations in Russia will acquire their official status," the statement said.
By tradition the ceremony will be held at the Alexandrovsky Hall at the Great Kremlin Palace.
The previous ceremony for presenting credentials was held on October 23, 2013.
