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December 15, 2003, Monday

President Vladimir Putin paid his last respects to former President of Azerbaijan Geidar Aliev, laying a wreath of claret-coloured roses beside his coffin. After the farewell ceremony, which took place at the Republic Palace in Baku, Mr Putin said he was deeply saddened by the death of Mr Aliev, with whom he had established warm personal relations December 15, 2003, 18:24

December 12, 2003, Friday

According to the Constitution, human rights and freedoms determine the meaning, contents and use of laws, and determine the activity of bodies of power, President Vladimir Putin stressed at a ceremonial meeting devoted to the 10th anniversary of the Constitution of the Russian Federation December 12, 2003, 19:02

December 11, 2003, Thursday

At a meeting with heads of Duma factions and deputy groups, Vladimir Putin gave a high assessment of the activity of the Duma of the third convocation, which is completing its work December 11, 2003, 18:31

December 10, 2003, Wednesday

Joint rapid deployment forces should become an important compenent of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, President Vladimir Putin said in an address to participants in the meeting of the Council of Defence Minister of the CIS member states December 10, 2003, 20:38

December 9, 2003, Tuesday

The Russian Constitution has not exhausted its positive potential, President Vladimir Putin announced at a meeting of the Legislative Council. The President called for a stop to all discussion of the necessity to make changes to the Basic Law. It is necessary to use everything the Constitution of 1993 offers to develop the country December 9, 2003, 18:54

December 8, 2003, Monday

Speaking at a meeting with members of the government, President Vladimir Putin said that whatever the results of the parliamentary elections that will determine who sits in the next State Duma, what is most important is that these elections mark yet another step towards building a stronger democracy in Russia December 8, 2003, 21:44

December 7, 2003, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila Putina voted at the elections for State Duma deputies and the Mayor of Moscow December 7, 2003, 18:06

December 5, 2003, Friday

International terrorism, a challenge faced by many countries today, remains a serious threat for Russia too, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Director of the Federal Security Service Nikolai Patrushev and Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov to discuss the terrorist act that took place in the train running between the towns of Kislovodsk and Mineralniye Vody December 5, 2003, 17:58

December 4, 2003, Thursday

For progressive development of the transport industry, a systematic policy is required directed towards achieving a long-term, stable result, President Vladimir Putin announced at a meeting on issues of developing transport construction, held at the JSC ”Kolomensky zavod“ December 4, 2003, 20:26

December 3, 2003, Wednesday

Speaking at a Security Council meeting, President Vladimir Putin called international terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction the main threats to the world December 3, 2003, 20:00

December 2, 2003, Tuesday

At a meeting with representatives of the European Business Round Table of Industrialists and the Round Table of Industrialists of Russia and the EU, President Vladimir Putin gave particular attention to the issue of Russia’s entry into the World Trade Organisation December 2, 2003, 18:26

December 1, 2003, Monday

The experiment with using Pension Fund money to provide medical cover for pensioners will continue and be extended to 40 regions, Chairman of the Pension Fund Mikhail Zurabov said at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin December 1, 2003, 18:20

November 30, 2003, Sunday

Russia is ready to take part in regulating the Nagorny Karabakh issue should its assistance be required. The problem of Nagorny Karabakh is an issue for the political dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan – a dialogue that Russia supports November 30, 2003, 17:23

President Vladimir Putin held negotiations with Armenian President Robert Kocharian November 30, 2003, 14:00 Strelna

November 29, 2003, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin attended the international Russian President's Judo Cup team tournament November 29, 2003, 21:40 St Petersburg

Intensifying economic cooperation was the main subject discussed during talks between President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy November 29, 2003, 17:50

President Vladimir Putin laid flowers at the graves of ex-mayor of St Petersburg Anatoly Sobchak and deputy Galina Starovoitova November 29, 2003, 17:20 St Petersburg

President Vladimir Putin met with Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy November 29, 2003, 16:40 Strelna

November 28, 2003, Friday

The State Duma elections due to be held on December 7 are the most important political event of this year, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Russian television channels November 28, 2003, 19:57

President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on nuclear security November 28, 2003, 19:20 Novo-Ogaryovo

"We remember the lessons of World War II and will never agree with the distortion of those events or attempts to justify the murderers and slander the true victors."