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October 4, 2006, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin congratulated Nobel Prize-winning physicist and academician Vitaly Ginzburg on his 90th birthday October 4, 2006, 17:00

President Vladimir Putin met with the State Duma faction leaders October 4, 2006, 13:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin congratulated Shinzo Abe on his election to the post of Prime Minister of Japan October 4, 2006, 00:00

October 3, 2006, Tuesday

Cross-border cooperation is an important element in the whole range of Russia-Kazakhstan relations October 3, 2006, 21:19

Vladimir Putin and Nursultan Nazarbaev participated in the forum of the border regions of Russia and Kazakhstan October 3, 2006, 16:00 Uralsk, Kazakhstan

The President of Russia sent the President of Germany, Horst Kohler, and the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, a message of congratulations on the German national holiday, German Unity Day October 3, 2006, 00:00

The President signed the federal law on ratifying the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism October 3, 2006, 00:00

October 2, 2006, Monday

Best practice in healthcare services provision in the regions should be spread throughout the country October 2, 2006, 22:43

Vladimir Putin held a State Council Presidium session October 2, 2006, 21:30 Kurgan

President Vladimir Putin makes a working visit to Kurgan October 2, 2006, 20:00 Kurgan

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the United States George W.Bush October 2, 2006, 17:00

October 1, 2006, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin characterised the action taken by the Georgian leadership as an act of state terrorism with hostage-taking October 1, 2006, 20:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin sent President of China Hu Jintao a message of congratulations on the occasion of the Chinese national holiday celebrating the 57th anniversary of the proclamation of the People's Republic of China October 1, 2006, 00:00

September 30, 2006, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin met with Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov and Commander of the nuclear submarine 'Yekaterinburg' Sergei Rachuk September 30, 2006, 18:50

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev. The conversation was Kyrgyzstan's initiative September 30, 2006, 18:30

September 29, 2006, Friday

The authorities will take additional effective measures in order to create a genuinely favourable business climate in southern Russia September 29, 2006, 21:50

President Vladimir Putin will visit Germany on October 10–11, 2006 September 29, 2006, 18:15

September 27, 2006, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Natural Resources Minister Yury Trutnev September 27, 2006, 16:00 Sochi

September 26, 2006, Tuesday

The President visited the Ermolovka border point in the Southern Federal District September 26, 2006, 17:10

Vladimir Putin charged Russia's Defense Ministry to help Lebanon in post-war recovery operations in that country September 26, 2006, 00:00

"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."