Vladimir Putin with Carlo Krieger, Luxembourg\'s Ambassador to Russia, and Christopher Westdal, Canada\'s Ambassador to Russia after a credentials ceremony.
Ambassadors of nine countries — Kenya, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Mali, Luxembourg, Canada, Mozambique, Qatar and Ireland – presented their credentials to President Putin. The ceremony took place in the Alexander Hall of the Moscow Kremlin.
Addressing the ambassadors, Mr Putin stressed, in part, that a harmonious union of the interests of different countries can be achieved only when all the parties involved based their work on the international law and its various mechanisms, such as the UN.
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Speech at a Presentation of Credentials Ceremony
October 13, 2003