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President Vladimir Putin talked on the phone with British Prime Minister Tony Blair January 22, 2004, 17:00

President Vladimir Putin gave two icons recently returned to Russia to Alexii II, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia January 22, 2004, 16:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin received credentials from Ambassadors of several foreign countries January 22, 2004, 15:00

January 21, 2004, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree relieving Dmitry Rogozin of his duties as the Russian president's special envoy negotiating the problems of Russia's Kaliningrad Region in light of EU expansion in the Baltics January 21, 2004, 22:30

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree relieving Abdul-Khakim Sultygov of his duties as the Russian President's special human rights envoy to the Chechen Republic January 21, 2004, 22:15

January 20, 2004, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin met with Viktor Medvedchuk, head of the Ukrainian Presidential Administration January 20, 2004, 20:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin received World Bank President James Wolfensohn at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence near Moscow January 20, 2004, 15:30

Russia's first priority is the preparation of a new stage of reform, directed towards a significant increase in economic growth, the war on poverty and improvement of the social infrastructure, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the President of the World Bank James Wolfenssohn January 20, 2004, 12:32

January 19, 2004, Monday

Computers cannot take the place of books for children, Russian President Vladimir Putin believes. He said this at the opening of the internet site ”The Russian President for school-age citizens“ January 19, 2004, 20:30

President Vladimir Putin opened the website “The President to School Age Citizens.” January 19, 2004, 14:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

Energy Minister Igor Yusufov told President Vladimir Putin that Russia had expanded production in all categories of fuel and energy throughout 2003 January 19, 2004, 13:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh January 19, 2004, 00:00

January 17, 2004, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, in connection with Chechen President Akhmat Kadyrov's visit to Saudi Arabia January 17, 2004, 18:00

January 16, 2004, Friday

Minister Stanislav Ilyasov told President Vladimir Putin that by March 1, 2004 tent camps for temporarily displaced Chechen residents would close January 16, 2004, 12:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

January 15, 2004, Thursday

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Mikhail Saakashvili on his election as President of Georgia January 15, 2004, 20:40

President Vladimir Putin believes that the Federal Security Service (FSB) should focus on counter-acting terrorism. While speaking at an augmented session of the FSB board, the head of state stressed that systematic and tough approaches had to be adopted, incorporating the newest forms and methods of work January 15, 2004, 19:56

President Vladimir Putin chaired an expanded meeting of the Federal Security Service board January 15, 2004, 12:50 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretary-General Zhang Deguang following the start of the SCO Secretariat's work January 15, 2004, 10:50

January 14, 2004, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with French President Jacques Chirac January 14, 2004, 21:30

January 12, 2004, Monday

The fight against corruption in Russia is still being waged ineffectively, said President Vladimir Putin at the first session of the Council for the Fight against Corruption. He called for realistic and exact measures to be taken to combat this evil January 12, 2004, 15:00

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