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President Vladimir Putin discussed problems facing Russian science at a meeting of the State Council on Science and High Technologies February 9, 2004, 15:00 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the State Council on Science and High Technologies February 9, 2004, 14:00 Moscow

February 7, 2004, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin sent a telegram to participants of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the development of virgin and fallow lands in Kazakhstan February 7, 2004, 17:40

February 6, 2004, Friday

Russia has never negotiated with terrorists, including Chechen separatist leader Aslan Maskhadov, and will not do so now, President Vladimir Putin said following talks with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev February 6, 2004, 21:37

Leaders from around the world sent messages of condolence over a terrorist attack in the Moscow metro to President Vladimir Putin February 6, 2004, 21:00

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma. The conversation took place on Ukraine's initiative February 6, 2004, 16:50

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with US President George W. Bush. The conversation took place on America's initiative February 6, 2004, 16:30

President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to the victims and the families of those killed in a terrorist attack in the Moscow metro February 6, 2004, 15:40 The Kremlin, Moscow

Russian-Azerbaijani talks at a high level took place in the Kremlin February 6, 2004, 15:30 Moscow

President Putin is getting information about rescue operations after a blast on Moscow metro February 6, 2004, 11:00

President Putin was immediately informed of the blast on the Moscow metro February 6, 2004, 10:00

February 5, 2004, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev February 5, 2004, 23:50

President Vladimir Putin addressed a news conference after a meeting on interethnic and interreligious relations February 5, 2004, 20:30 Cheboksary

The efforts which are being made for stable and systematic development of rural territories are insufficient, said President Vladimir Putin. This is primarily because this work is non-centralised. The President believes that coordinated actions of the federal centre, regional and municipal authorities are needed February 5, 2004, 20:04

President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on interethnic and interreligious relations February 5, 2004, 20:00 Cheboksary

President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on all-round sustainable development of the countryside February 5, 2004, 16:30 Shemursha Village, Chuvashia

President Vladimir Putin visited the village of Shemursha while on a trip to Chuvashia February 5, 2004, 15:00 Shemursha Village, Chuvashia

February 4, 2004, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with French President Jacques Chirac February 4, 2004, 22:00

Meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, President Vladimir Putin said that Russia regards the processes underway in Europe, above all European Union expansion, with respect and attention and is ready both for a positive and constructive dialogue and for compromise February 4, 2004, 20:05

President Vladimir Putin met with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini February 4, 2004, 14:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

"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."