Economic growth, social stability and the development of democratic institutions have considerably increased Russia's potential on the international stage 2007-04-13 19:15:24 Russia will make every effort to use this potential in the interests of facilitating positive progress in international relations, President Vladimir Putin said at a ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace at which the ambassadors of a number of countries presented their letters of credentials. The President congratulated the ambassadors of Angola, Uruguay, Libya, Cote-d’Ivoire, Oman, Kazakhstan, Thailand and Andorra on the beginning of their diplomatic missions in Russia and said he hoped their work would lead to new mutually beneficial projects and closer bilateral relations.