Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors in Russia (from left): Park Ro-byug of the Republic of Korea, Mike Nicholas Sango of Zimbabwe, Abdelhafiz Nofal of Palestine, Znaur Gassiev of South Ossetia, Maheshvarsingh Hemloliva of Mauritius, Miguel Umberto Lekaro Barcenas of Panama, Nadir Yousif E.Babiker of Sudan, Adrian McDaid of Ireland and others attending the ceremony of credentials presentation to Russian President Vladimir Putin by 15 foreign ambassadors at the Alexander Hall, Grand Kremlin Palace, November 16, 2015.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Ambassador of Zimbabwe to Russia Mike Nicholas Sango at a ceremony to receive credentials from ambassadors of 15 countries in the Grand Kremlin Palace's Alexander Hall, November 26, 2015.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Ambassador of South Ossetia to Russia Znaur Gassiyev, left, at a ceremony to receive credentials from ambassadors of 15 countries in the Grand Kremlin Palace's Alexander Hall, November 26, 2015. Right: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Ambassador of Mauritius to Russia Maheshwarsingh Khemloliva, left, at a ceremony to receive credentials from ambassadors of 15 countries in the Grand Kremlin Palace's Alexander Hall, November 26, 2015. Right: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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President Vladimir Putin of Russia and Ambassador Miguel Humberto Lekaro Barcenas of Panama attending the ceremony of credentials presentation by 15 foreign ambassadors at the Alexander Hall, grand Kremlin Palace, November 16, 2015.

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President Vladimir Putin (second left) of Russia and Ambassador Nadir Yousif E. Babiker of Sudan attending the ceremony of credentials presentation by 15 foreign ambassadors at the Alexander Hall, Grand Kremlin Palace, November 16, 2015. From right: Yury Ushakov, the Russian president's aide and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Ambassador of Sudan to Russia Nadir Yusif Eltayeb Babiker at a ceremony to receive credentials from ambassadors of 15 countries in the Grand Kremlin Palace's Alexander Hall, November 26, 2015.

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President Vladimir Putin (center) of Russia and Ambassador Adrian McDaid of Ireland attending the ceremony of credentials presentation by 15 foreign ambassadors at the Alexander Hall, Grand Kremlin Palace, November 16, 2015. Right: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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President Vladimir Putin (center) of Russia and Ambassador Sama Kumar Randjit Weerasinghe (left) attending the ceremony of credentials presentation by 15 foreign ambassadors at the Alexander Hall, Grand Kremlin Palace, November 16, 2015. Right: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Ambassador of Bahrain to Russia Ahmed Abdulrahman Mahmoud Ismail al-Saati at a ceremony to receive credentials from ambassadors of 15 countries in the Grand Kremlin Palace's Alexander Hall, November 26, 2015. From right: Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, 2nd left, and Ambassador of Sweden to Russia John Peter Ericson, left, at a ceremony to receive credentials from ambassadors of 15 countries in the Grand Kremlin Palace's Alexander Hall, November 26, 2015. From right: Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, 2nd left, and Ambassador of Estonia to Russia Arti Hilpus, left, at a ceremony to receive credentials from ambassadors of 15 countries in the Grand Kremlin Palace's Alexander Hall, November 26, 2015. Right: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, 2nd left, and Ambassador of Malaysia to Russia Hayati Binti Ismail at a ceremony to receive credentials from ambassadors of 15 countries in the Grand Kremlin Palace's Alexander Hall, November 26, 2015. From right: Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, 2nd left, and Ambassador of Israel to Russia Zvi Heifetz, left, at a ceremony to receive credentials from ambassadors of 15 countries in the Grand Kremlin Palace's Alexander Hall, November 26, 2015. Right: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, 2nd left, and Ambassador of Congo to Russia Valentin Matungul Nkuman Tavun, left, at a ceremony to receive credentials from ambassadors of 15 countries in the Grand Kremlin Palace's Alexander Hall, November 26, 2015. From right: Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks at a ceremony to receive credentials from ambassadors of 15 countries in the Grand Kremlin Palace's Alexander Hall, November 26, 2015. From right: Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, 2nd left, and Ambassador of Bahrain to Russia Ahmed Abdulrahman Mahmoud Ismail al-Saati, left, at a ceremony to receive credentials from ambassadors of 15 countries in the Grand Kremlin Palace's Alexander Hall, November 26, 2015. From right: Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a ceremony to receive credentials from ambassadors of 15 countries in the Grand Kremlin Palace's Alexander Hall, November 26, 2015.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, far left, speaks at a ceremony to receive credentials from ambassadors of 15 countries in the Grand Kremlin Palace's Alexander Hall, November 26, 2015.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, background 3rd right, speaks at a ceremony to receive credentials from ambassadors of 15 countries in the Grand Kremlin Palace's Alexander Hall, November 26, 2015.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a ceremony to receive credentials from ambassadors of 15 countries in the Grand Kremlin Palace's Alexander Hall, November 26, 2015.

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November 26, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin at a ceremony to receive credentials from ambassadors of 15 countries in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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