Senior Ministry staff and members of Russia’s diplomatic missions abroad will take part in the meeting, which will include a ceremony presenting state decorations.
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The Diplomats’ Day professional holiday was established by Presidential Executive Order on October 31, 2002, in honour of the 200th anniversary of the Russian Foreign Ministry and is celebrated on February 10.
This will be the third time the President has held a meeting to mark the occasion. The last was on February 11, 2013.