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“We can consider Malaysia a platform from which to promote our economic interests in the Asia-Pacific region,” President Vladimir Putin said in Samarkand, rounding up the results of the first official visit to Malaysia in the 35-year history of its bilateral relations with Russia August 6, 2003, 21:15

President Vladimir Putin met with Uzbek President Islam Karimov August 6, 2003, 14:45 Samarkand

President Vladimir Putin took a sightseeing tour of Samarkand August 6, 2003, 11:00

August 5, 2003, Tuesday

Problems connected with the war on terrorism should not interfere with the development of business ties, said President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the third Russian-Malaysian Business Forum August 5, 2003, 18:44

President Vladimir Putin met with Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi August 5, 2003, 18:30 Kuala Lumpur

President Vladimir Putin held negotiations with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad August 5, 2003, 14:40 Putrajaya

President Vladimir Putin attended the 3rd Malaysian-Russian Business Forum August 5, 2003, 09:40 Kuala Lumpur

President Vladimir Putin met with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad August 5, 2003, 08:20 Kuala Lumpur

President Vladimir Putin met with King Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin of Malaysia August 5, 2003, 07:10 Kuala Lumpur

President Vladimir Putin forwarded a message to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to confirm his intention to address the 58th session of the United Nations General Assembly August 5, 2003, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin congratulated the people of Oryol and Belgorod on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Kursk and the liberation of those cities from the Nazis August 5, 2003, 00:00

August 3, 2003, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin met with North Ossetian President Alexander Dzasokhov, Deputy Prime Minister Galina Karelova and Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov August 3, 2003, 23:55 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Chairman of the Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev and Prosecutor-General Vladimir Ustinov August 3, 2003, 22:40 Novo-Ogaryovo

“The negligent attitude that we have seen in a number of cases, and that helps make it possible to commit crimes and terrorist acts, has gone beyond all limits,” President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Chairman of the Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev and Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov August 3, 2003, 11:01

August 2, 2003, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin met with Director of the Federal Security Service Nikolai Patrushev and Prosecutor-General Vladimir Ustinov August 2, 2003, 13:40 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma August 2, 2003, 13:00

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko August 2, 2003, 09:15

President Vladimir Putin sent a message of condolences to the families and friends of those killed in a terrorist attack in Mozdok August 2, 2003, 00:00

August 1, 2003, Friday

President Vladimir Putin was informed immediately about the explosion in Mozdok. The President gave instructions for an Emergency Situations Ministry plane with rescuers and all the necessary equipment to fly to Mozdok. Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov is also set to fly soon to Mozdok August 1, 2003, 22:16

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of North Ossetia Alexander Dzasokhov August 1, 2003, 21:00

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