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The Russian President sent a message to President of the Republic of Indonesia Megawati Sukarnoputri expressing deep condolences over a major road catastrophe in Eastern Java October 9, 2003, 00:00

October 8, 2003, Wednesday

President Putin met with German Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder October 8, 2003, 18:40 Yekaterinburg

October 7, 2003, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin arrived in St Petersburg on his birthday October 7, 2003, 17:50

President Vladimir Putin congratulated Vitaly Ginzburg and Alexei Abrikosov on winning the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics October 7, 2003, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin appointed Vadim Morozov Railways Minister of the Russian Federation October 7, 2003, 00:00

October 6, 2003, Monday

President Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law on General Principles of Local Self Government Organisation in the Russian Federation. Mr Putin called this law one of the most important components of full-scale administrative reform. The Presidential Administration, the government and the State Duma all worked together on the law October 6, 2003, 20:53

President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian women athletes on their victory at the 20th World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Budapest October 6, 2003, 17:45 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Armenian President Robert Kocharian October 6, 2003, 16:10 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin October 6, 2003, 15:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting with Cabinet members October 6, 2003, 13:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin addressed the founding congress of the World Armenian Organisation October 6, 2003, 12:00 Moscow

October 5, 2003, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to President Emomali Rakhmonov of Tajikistan to wish him a happy birthday October 5, 2003, 00:00

October 4, 2003, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin gave an interview to the American newspaper The New York Times October 4, 2003, 18:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

October 3, 2003, Friday

Speaking at a meeting on the situation in the agriculture sector held in Krasnodar Krai, President Vladimir Putin noted that there were changes for the better in Russian agriculture October 3, 2003, 22:14

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Moscow, which is examining Russia’s economic prospects and competitiveness, President Vladimir Putin said that successful economic development requires the state to become more effective October 3, 2003, 20:22

President Vladimir Putin attended a meeting on the problems of the agro-industrial complex October 3, 2003, 19:30 Oktyabrsky Village, Krasnodar Region

President Vladimir Putin met with WWII veterans and Kuban Cossacks October 3, 2003, 15:40 Krasnodar

President Vladimir Putin addressed an official function on Teacher's Day October 3, 2003, 15:00 Krasnodar

President Vladimir Putin attended a meeting of the World Economic Forum October 3, 2003, 11:00 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to German President Johannes Rau and Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to congratulate them on German Unity Day October 3, 2003, 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."