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May 18, 2005, Wednesday

Doubling GDP, eliminating poverty and modernising the army are strategic priorities for the country's development May 18, 2005, 18:34

President Vladimir Putin met with senior Council of the Federation officials and the leaders of State Duma factions May 18, 2005, 17:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

May 17, 2005, Tuesday

The Presidents of Russia and Kazakhstan held a meeting with the heads of both countries' border regions May 17, 2005, 13:15 Chelyabinsk

President Vladimir Putin and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev laid a wreath at the eternal flame of the Memorial to the Heroes of Tankograd May 17, 2005, 12:00 Chelyabinsk

President Vladimir Putin met with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev May 17, 2005, 10:00 Chelyabinsk

President Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the participants and guests at the international conference “UNESCO between the two stages of the World Summit on the Information Society” May 17, 2005, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin sent the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kyrgyzstan on the Status and Conditions Governing the Presence of the Russian Air Base on Kyrgyz Territory to the State Duma for ratification May 17, 2005, 00:00

May 16, 2005, Monday

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on social and economic development in the Urals Federal District May 16, 2005, 18:30 Chelyabinsk

The search for development strategies for the Urals should not depend only on possibilities for redistribution of resources coming from the federal centre to the regions or going from one region to another May 16, 2005, 00:00

May 14, 2005, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin and President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov had a telephone conversation May 14, 2005, 16:10

May 12, 2005, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin met with Chairman of Vnesheconombank Vladimir Dmitriyev May 12, 2005, 14:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin sent his congratulations to Israeli President Moshe Katsav and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on the 57th anniversary of Israel's independence May 12, 2005, 00:00

May 11, 2005, Wednesday

Vladimir Putin ratified a list of instructions to realise the main provisions of the Address to the Federal Assembly May 11, 2005, 15:00

May 10, 2005, Tuesday

Vladimir Putin visited the Pushkin Museum at Prechistenka, where a reception for Europe Day was being held May 10, 2005, 18:50 State Pushkin Museum, Moscow

A press-conference was held on the results of the Russia-EU Summit May 10, 2005, 16:40 Great Kremlin Palace, Moscow

The Russia-EU summit ended with the approval of the road maps for the four common spaces May 10, 2005, 15:40 Great Kremlin Palace, Moscow

The Russia-EU Summit has been held May 10, 2005, 13:50 Great Kremlin Palace, Moscow

May 9, 2005, Monday

Vladimir and Lyudmila Putin watched the concert dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Victory May 9, 2005, 22:00 Moscow, Red Square

Vladimir Putin met with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi May 9, 2005, 18:50 The Kremlin, Moscow

Vladimir Putin met with Federal Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schroeder May 9, 2005, 17:20 President Hotel, 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."