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March 15, 2001, Thursday

As soon as he received news about the hijacking of a Tu-154 passenger jetliner, operated by Russian carrier Vnukovo Airlines, President Vladimir Putin set up an emergency task force March 15, 2001, 17:30

March 12, 2001, Monday

President Vladimir Putin met Iranian President Mohammad Khatami March 12, 2001, 14:20 The Kremlin, Moscow

March 11, 2001, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart, Leonid Kuchma March 11, 2001, 21:25

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with his Egyptian counterpart, Hosni Mubarak March 11, 2001, 18:05

President Vladimir Putin chaired a conference on improving judicial legislation March 11, 2001, 17:40 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin sent a message of response to his Lithuanian counterpart, Valdas Adamkus March 11, 2001, 00:00

March 10, 2001, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin sent a reply to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak March 10, 2001, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree “On Implementing UN Security Council Resolution No 1333 of December 19, 2000” March 10, 2001, 00:00

March 7, 2001, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with French President Jacques Chirac March 7, 2001, 21:10

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to his Kyrgyz counterpart Askar Akayev March 7, 2001, 00:00

March 6, 2001, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma March 6, 2001, 21:50

President Vladimir Putin held an online news conference March 6, 2001, 19:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

Top-level Russian-Nigerian talks were held in the Kremlin March 6, 2001, 11:25 Moscow

March 5, 2001, Monday

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine March 5, 2001, 17:05

President Vladimir Putin held a Cabinet meeting March 5, 2001, 11:55 The Kremlin, Moscow

March 4, 2001, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski March 4, 2001, 23:00

March 2, 2001, Friday

President Vladimir Putin wound up his official visit to Vietnam with a meeting with President Tran Duc Luong of Vietnam March 2, 2001, 12:10 Hanoi

President Vladimir Putin attended an annual get-together of Vietnamese graduates of Soviet and Russian universities and colleges March 2, 2001, 10:30 The Culture And Friendship Palace, Hanoi

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Le Kha Phieu March 2, 2001, 07:25 Hanoi

March 1, 2001, Thursday

Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong gave an official dinner in honour of President Vladimir Putin March 1, 2001, 15:50 Hanoi

"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."