The President received the letters of credence of 12 newly appointed heads of diplomatic missions in the Russian Federation – the Kingdom of Morocco, the Republic of Serbia, the Republic of Moldova, the Swiss Confederation, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of France, the State of Brunei Darussalam, the Republic of Costa Rica, the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos, Japan, the Republic of Sierra Leone, and the Republic of Djibouti.
The presentation ceremony took place at the St Alexander Hall in the Grand Kremlin Palace.