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President Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma a proposal to appoint Vladimir Lukin as Russia's Commissioner for Human Rights February 11, 2004, 10:00

February 10, 2004, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin received senior officers who had been promoted to new positions or received top military ranks in the Kremlin February 10, 2004, 14:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

At a meeting with superior officers at the Kremlin, President Vladimir Putin said that priority tasks were ensuring the security of the state, fighting terrorism and crime, protecting the countries borders and liquidating the aftermath of emergencies February 10, 2004, 00:00

February 9, 2004, Monday

President Vladimir Putin said that the biggest problems for Russian science today are the declining numbers of young people going into science and the real threat that the country will find itself without a new young generation of specialists ready to continue work in scientific fields February 9, 2004, 20:14

After a meeting of the State Council on Science and High Technologies, President Vladimir Putin was shown inventions of Russian scientists February 9, 2004, 17:00 Moscow

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

75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War