Maldives’ Non-Resident Ambassador Presents Credentials to Russian President
Non-Resident Ambassador of the Maldives to the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General (Retd) Abdul Raheem Abdul Latheef with Russian President Vladimir V. Putin at the Grand Kremlin. | Photo: Foreign Ministry
The newly appointed Non-Resident Ambassador of the Maldives to the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General (Retd) Abdul Raheem Abdul Latheef, has presented his Letters of Credence to Russian President Vladimir V. Putin.
The ceremony took place on Thursday at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, marking the formal assumption of Ambassador Abdul Raheem’s diplomatic role with the Russian Federation.
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Non-Resident Ambassador of the Maldives Presents Letters of Credence to the President of the Russian Federation
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During the ceremony, Ambassador Abdul Raheem conveyed warm greetings from President Dr Mohamed Muizzu to President Putin, as well as to the Government and people of the Russian Federation.
Abdul Raheem currently serves as the Ambassador of the Maldives to the Republic of Türkiye and will concurrently hold the post of Non-Resident Ambassador to the Russian Federation, with residence in Ankara, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
