December 7, 2011. President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at a ceremony to receive ambassadors' credentials, at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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December 7, 2011. President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at a ceremony to receive ambassadors' credentials, at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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December 7, 2011. Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Andrei Kobyakov, left, presents his credentials to President Dmitry Medvedev at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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December 7, 2011. Great Britain's Ambassador to Russia Tim Barrow, left, presents his credentials to President Dmitry Medvedev at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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December 7, 2011. Great Britain's Ambassador to Russia Tim Barrow, left, presents his credentials to President Dmitry Medvedev at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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December 7, 2011. Tunisia's Ambassador to Russia Ali Gutali, left, presents his credentials to President Dmitry Medvedev, second right, at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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December 7, 2011. Colombia's Ambassador to Russia R. F. Amador Campos, left, presents his credentials to President Dmitry Medvedev at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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December 7, 2011. Angola's Ambassador to Russia Joaquim Augusto de Lemos, left, presents his credentials to President Dmitry Medvedev at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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December 7, 2011. Iceland's Ambassador to Russia Albert Jonsson, left, presents his credentials to President Dmitry Medvedev at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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December 7, 2011. Republic of Djibouti's Ambassador to Russia Abdi Ibrahim Absieh, left, presents his credentials to President Dmitry Medvedev, second right, at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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December 7, 2011. Bahrain's Ambassador to Russia Dr. Hashim Hassan Al-Bash, left, presents his credentials to President Dmitry Medvedev at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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December 7, 2011. Bahrain's Ambassador to Russia Dr. Hashim Hassan Al-Bash, left, presents his credentials to President Dmitry Medvedev at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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December 7, 2011. Lao Ambassador to Russia Thieng Boupha, left, presents his credentials to President Dmitry Medvedev at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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December 7, 2011. Syria's Ambassador to Russia Riyad Haddad, left, presents his credentials to President Dmitry Medvedev at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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December 7, 2011. Luxembourg Ambassador to Russia Pierre Ferring, left, presents his credentials to President Dmitry Medvedev at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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December 7, 2011. Spanish Ambassador to Russia Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena, left, presents his credentials to President Dmitry Medvedev at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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December 7, 2011. Guinea-Bissau's Ambassador to Russia Seco Intchasso, left, presents his credentials to President Dmitry Medvedev, second right, at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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December 7, 2011. Costa Rican Ambassador to Russia Mario Fernandez Silva, left, presents his credentials to President Dmitry Medvedev, second right, at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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December 7, 2011. President Dmitry Medvedev, center, at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace, before a ceremony to receive ambassadors' credentials.

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December 7, 2011. Guinea's Ambassador to Russia Mohamed Keita, left, presents his credentials to President Dmitry Medvedev, second right, at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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