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President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation with Foreign States October 17, 2005, 20:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

Vladimir Putin presented a Friendship Award to the Mayor of the city of Turku (Finland), Armas Lahoniitty, for his important contribution to developing and strengthening Russian-Finnish friendship October 17, 2005, 00:00

October 15, 2005, Saturday

Vladimir Putin met with the Prime Minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra October 15, 2005, 15:30 Novo-Ogaryovo

Vladimir Putin met with the Secretary of State of the United States of America, Condoleezza Rice October 15, 2005, 14:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the members of the Security Council October 15, 2005, 13:30 Novo-Ogaryovo

October 14, 2005, Friday

Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with the President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov October 14, 2005, 20:55

The President met with the Chairman of Gazprom's board of directors, Alexei Miller October 14, 2005, 16:45 Moscow

Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov, Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev and First Deputy Director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) Nikolai Klimashin reported to President Vladimir Putin on the situation in Nalchik and the action taken by the law enforcement agencies and Defence Ministry units October 14, 2005, 15:20 Moscow

Vladimir Putin sent a telegram of condolences to the State Jazz Chamber Orchestra in connection with the death of its leader, Oleg Lundstrem October 14, 2005, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin signed the federal constitutional law on the formation of a new region within the Russian Federation October 14, 2005, 00:00

October 13, 2005, Thursday

According to Alexandr Chekalin, the attack on the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria is related to a group of insurgents that were cornered on the outskirts of Nalchik October 13, 2005, 20:45

Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Alexandr Chekalin, informed the President on the situation in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria October 13, 2005, 14:50 Novo-Ogaryovo

Vladimir Putin is receiving all relevant information on the measures being taken to destroy the armed gangs and to normalize the situation in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria October 13, 2005, 13:30

The relevant services respectively reported on the situation in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, to President Putin October 13, 2005, 11:30

The President made changes to the Budgetary Code, stipulating an increase in the base price for Urals crude oil which regulates the Stabilization Fund's growth and defines the instances in which its means can be used October 13, 2005, 00:00

October 12, 2005, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin met with representatives of the executive and legislative authorities of Kamchatka Region and the Koryak Autonomous District October 12, 2005, 16:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger October 12, 2005, 15:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to King of Spain Juan Carlos I on the occasion of Spain's national holiday — National Day October 12, 2005, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin introduced to the State Duma a draft federal law “On Amendments to the Federal Law 'On the Public Council of the Russian Federation'” October 12, 2005, 00:00

October 11, 2005, Tuesday

It is necessary to fundamentally update the country's entire health care system October 11, 2005, 21:51

"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."