March 16, 2017. Form left: Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Peru Luis Benjamin Chimoy Arteaga, of the Federative Democratic Republic of Nepal Rishi Ram Ghimire and of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Abdul Qayum Kuchi at the ceremony of receiving letters of credence from ambassadors of foreign states in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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March 16, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Rene Coto Sounon, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Benin, center, at the ceremony of receiving letters of credence from ambassadors of foreign states in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. Left - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federative Republic of Brazil Antonio Luis Espinola Salgado at the ceremony of receiving letters of credence from ambassadors of foreign states in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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March 16, 2017. President Vladimir Putin speaks with Armenia's Ambassador Vardan Toghanyan, right, after the ceremony of presenting foreign ambassadors' letters of credence to the Russian President at St. Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace. Right: Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov. Left: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. Benin's Ambassador to Russia Rene Coto Sounon, left, and Qatar's Ambassador to Russia Fahad Mohamed Al Attiyah at the ceremony of presenting letters of credence to the Russian President at St. Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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March 16, 2017. Costa Rica's Ambassador to Russia Arturo Fournier Facio at the ceremony of presenting letters of credence to the Russian President at St. Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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March 16, 2017. Benin's Ambassador to Russia Rene Coto Sounon at the ceremony of presenting letters of credence to the Russian President at St. Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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March 16, 2017. Qatar's Ambassador to Russia Fahad Mohamed Abdullah Al Attiyah at the ceremony of presenting letters of credence to the Russian President at St. Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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March 16, 2017. Kazakhstan's Ambassador Imangali Tasmagambetov at the ceremony of presenting letters of credence to the Russian President at St. Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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March 16, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the Ambassador of the State of Qatar Fahad Mohamed Abdullah al-Attiyah after the ceremony of receiving letters of credence from ambassadors of foreign states in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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March 16, 2017. President Vladimir Putin after the ceremony of presenting foreign ambassadors' letters of credence to the Russian President at St. Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace. From left: Afghanistan's Ambassador to Russia Abdul Qayum Kuchi and Turkey's Ambassador to Russia Hussein Dirioz.

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March 16, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Imangali Tasmagambetov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan, center, at the ceremony of receiving letters of credence from ambassadors of foreign states in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. Left: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Rodrigo Nieto Maturana, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Chile, center, at the ceremony of receiving letters of credence from ambassadors of foreign states at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. Left - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Yves Rossier, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Swiss Confederation, center, at the ceremony of receiving letters of credence from ambassadors of foreign states in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. Left - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. President Vladimir Putin and Swiss Ambassador to Russia Yves Rossier at the ceremony of presenting foreign ambassadors' letters of credence to the Russian President at St. Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace. Left: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. President Vladimir Putin and Qatar's Ambassador to Russia Fahad Mohamed Al Attiyah, center, at the ceremony of presenting foreign ambassadors' letters of credence to the Russian President at St. Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace. Left: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. President Vladimir Putin and Benin's Ambassador rene Coto Sounon, center, at the ceremony of presenting foreign ambassadors' letters of credence to the Russian President at St. Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace. Left: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. President Vladimir Putin and Tunisia's Ambassador Mohammed Alli Shikhi, center, at the ceremony of presenting foreign ambassadors' letters of credence to the Russian President at St. Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace. Left: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. President Vladimir Putin and Israel's Ambassador Gary Koren, center, at the ceremony of presenting foreign ambassadors' letters of credence to the Russian President at St. Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace. Left: Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov. Left: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Ambassador to Russia Gary Koren, center, at the ceremony of presenting foreign ambassadors' letters of credence to the Russian President at St. Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace. Left: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. President Vladimir Putin and Iraq's Ambassador Haider Mansour Hadi, center, at the ceremony of presenting foreign ambassadors' letters of credence to the Russian President at St. Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace. Left: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. President Putin and Afghanistan's Ambassador Abdul Qayum Kuchi, center, at the ceremony of presenting foreign ambassadors' letters of credence to the Russian President at St. Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace. Right: Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov. Left: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Rishi Ram Ghimire, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, center, during the ceremony of receiving letters of credence from ambassadors of foreign states at the Alexander Hall of Great Kremlin Palace. Left: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Rishi Ram Ghimire, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, center, during the ceremony of receiving letters of credence from ambassadors of foreign states at the Alexander Hall of Great Kremlin Palace. Left: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin and , Luis Benjamin Chimoy Arteaga, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Peru, center, during the ceremony of receiving letters of credence from ambassadors of foreign states at the Alexander Hall of Great Kremlin Palace. Left: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Huseyin Lazip Dirioz, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey, left, during the ceremony of receiving credentials from ambassadors of foreign states at Alexander Hall of Great Kremlin Palace.

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March 16, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Arturo Fournier Facio, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Costa Rico, left, during the ceremony of receiving credentials from ambassadors of foreign states at Alexander Hall of Great Kremlin Palace.

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March 16, 2017. President Vladimir Putin and Senegal's Ambassador Abdou Salam Diallo, left, at the ceremony of presenting foreign ambassadors' letters of credence to the Russian President at St. Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace. Right: Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov. Left: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. President Vladimir Putin and Brazil's Ambassador to Russia Antonio Luis Espinola Solgado, left, at the ceremony of presenting letters of credence to the Russian President at St. Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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March 16, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ghisela Atalida Godinez Sazo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Guatemala during the ceremony of receiving credentials from ambassadors of foreign states at Alexander Hall of Great Kremlin Palace. Right: Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov. Left: Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin during the ceremony of receiving credentials from ambassadors of foreign states at Alexander Hall of Great Kremlin Palace. Right: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin during the ceremony of receiving credentials from ambassadors of foreign states at Alexander Hall of Great Kremlin Palace. Background: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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March 16, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony of presenting foreign ambassadors' letters of credence to the Russian President at St. Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace. Right: Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov. Left: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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