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The President signed a Decree “On Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Anton Chekhov's Birth.” February 16, 2006, 00:00

February 15, 2006, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin met with James Wolfenson, special representative of the 'quartet' of Middle East peace settlement mediators — the U.S., the EU, Russia and the UN February 15, 2006, 15:50 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met with Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Viktor Chernomyrdin February 15, 2006, 14:15 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin congratulated Svetlana Zhurova on winning a gold medal in the 500 metres speed-skating event at the XX Winter Olympics in Turin February 15, 2006, 00:00

2006 has been declared the Year in Russia of the Humanities, Culture and Education – the Year of Dmitry Likhachev February 15, 2006, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the participants in the ceremonies marking the 17th anniversary of the Soviet withdrawal from the Republic of Afghanistan February 15, 2006, 00:00

February 14, 2006, Tuesday

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi February 14, 2006, 20:50

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Angela Merkel February 14, 2006, 17:40

President Vladimir Putin met with French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin February 14, 2006, 14:40 The Kremlin, Moscow

The President congratulated Olympic champions Tatiana Totmianina and Maksim Marinin on their victory in pairs figure skating the XXth Olympic Games in Turin February 14, 2006, 13:00

The President signed a decree “On Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Dmitrii Shostakovich's Birth.” February 14, 2006, 00:00

February 13, 2006, Monday

President Vladimir Putin congratulated Svetlana Ishmuratova on her victory in the 15 km biathlon event at the XX Winter Olympics February 13, 2006, 22:00

President Vladimir Putin set the government the task of keeping the cost of housing that is to be built for Armed Forces personnel from rising February 13, 2006, 20:15

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev February 13, 2006, 17:30

President Vladimir Putin met with President of open joint-stock company Lukoil Oil Company Vagit Alekperov February 13, 2006, 16:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Cabinet February 13, 2006, 14:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin congratulated Yevgeny Dementyev on his victory in the 30 km pursuit event at the XX Winter Olympics February 13, 2006, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin instructed the Russian Foreign Ministry to sign on behalf of the Russian Federation the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, regarding Supervisory Authorities and Trans-Border Flows of November 8, 2001 February 13, 2006, 00:00

February 11, 2006, Saturday

The G8 presidency in 2006 represents one of Russia's foreign policy priorities. Russia believes that it is extremely important to not only make a new contribution but also to continue to the work begun by the G8 February 11, 2006, 18:36

Vladimir Putin met with American Finance Minister John Snow February 11, 2006, 16:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

Plenary session of St Petersburg International Economic Forum