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Meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell at the Kremlin today, President Vladimir Putin said that despite having differences over Iraq, Russia and the United States had managed to preserve the basic foundation of their bilateral relations May 14, 2003, 14:42

President Vladimir Putin had a meeting with President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana Bharrat Jagdeo May 14, 2003, 14:10 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin took part in the World Forum of Foreign Graduates of Russian (Soviet) Higher Education Institutions May 14, 2003, 12:30 Hall Of Columns, Moscow

May 13, 2003, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma May 13, 2003, 19:20

President Vladimir Putin met with the leaders of the State Duma parties and groups May 13, 2003, 18:45 The Kremlin, Moscow

Meeting with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Secretary General Lord George Robertson at the Kremlin today, President Vladimir Putin said the latest Russia-NATO Council meeting is of historical significance as this is the first time it is being held in the Russian capital May 13, 2003, 18:10

President Vladimir Putin met with NATO Secretary-General George Robertson May 13, 2003, 17:35 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met with Viktor Cherkesov, the Chairman of the State Committee on Counteracting Illegal Sale of Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances May 13, 2003, 16:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin received former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl at the Kremlin May 13, 2003, 15:50 Moscow

May 12, 2003, Monday

At a meeting with the government, President Vladimir Putin said the terrorist attack carried out in Chechnya on May 12 was aimed at stopping the process of political regulation, but that Russia would not and could let this process be halted May 12, 2003, 18:16

President Vladimir Putin and the Cabinet discussed the situation in Chechnya in connection with a terrorist attack that took place there today May 12, 2003, 14:10 The Kremlin, Moscow

May 10, 2003, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin wished Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev a happy 80th birthday May 10, 2003, 18:40

President Vladimir Putin had a conversation with Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexii II May 10, 2003, 17:05

May 9, 2003, Friday

Speaking at the Victory Day parade on Red Square, President Vladimir Putin called the Great Patriotic War a time of fearless courage, immortal acts, strength of spirit and triumph of honour. “To this day, it is in this victory that we draw our strength and find our spiritual support. And we strive to live and work in such a way as to ensure this terrible war never repeats itself,” Putin said May 9, 2003, 18:14

A reception was held in the Kremlin to honour Great Patriotic War veterans on the occasion of Victory Day May 9, 2003, 12:15 Moscow

A parade in honour of the 58th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War took place in Red Square May 9, 2003, 10:00 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin sent the CIS leaders messages on the 58th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War May 9, 2003, 00:00

May 8, 2003, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin made a one-day trip to Tula May 8, 2003, 18:00

A day before the 58th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War, President Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier May 8, 2003, 10:10 Alexandrovsky Garden, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin sent residents of the Italian town of Bari a message and presented them with a statue of Saint Nicholas the Miracle Worker May 8, 2003, 00:00

Plenary session of St Petersburg International Economic Forum