MOSCOW, December 4. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged foreign ambassadors to visit the Russia EXPO forum at the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy (VDNKh) to get first-hand knowledge of Russia’s everyday life and feel the pulse of the nation.

"I am asking you to take it with understanding that we had to move our credentials ceremony a little bit. In the first half of the day I was obliged to take part in some public events. First of all I’m talking about the visit to the VDNKh exhibition," Putin said at the ceremony of accepting credentials from the newly appointed foreign ambassadors.

"I recommend that you spend a couple of hours to go to the exhibition. You will be able to see clear examples of how Russia is developing and what life is like today in a country where you are to work and live for several years," Putin said.