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President Vladimir Putin sent a letter to State Duma Speaker Gennady Seleznyov on submitting the Treaty on Furthering All-Round Military and Military-Technical Cooperation Between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan (signed on December 11, 1999 in Tashkent) for further ratification May 18, 2000, 00:00

Vladimir Putin replied to the heads of state who had congratulated him on his inauguration as President of Russia May 18, 2000, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin signed decrees appointing several ministers and department heads May 18, 2000, 00:00

May 17, 2000, Wednesday

Vladimir Putin gave a televised address to the nation May 17, 2000, 21:05 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov May 17, 2000, 20:15 The Kremlin, Moscow

The President and members of the Federation Council discussed the state structure of Russia following the division of the country into federal districts May 17, 2000, 19:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing Mikhail Kasyanov Prime Minister of Russia May 17, 2000, 16:00

Pavel Krasheninnikov, chairman of the Russian Human Rights Commission for the North Caucasus and head of the parliamentary committee on legislation, presented President Vladimir Putin with a package of proposals for overcoming the Chechen crisis May 17, 2000, 15:00 Moscow

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to participants and guests at the international conference on the historical importance of defeating Nazism in light of modern realities May 17, 2000, 00:00

May 16, 2000, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin met Princess Anne of Britain May 16, 2000, 15:50 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin congratulated Ahmet Necdet Sezer on his election as president of Turkey May 16, 2000, 12:15

May 15, 2000, Monday

President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to Yoshiro Mori, Japan's acting prime minister, on the untimely death of former Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi May 15, 2000, 18:00

President Vladimir Putin met with Juan Antonio Samaranch, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) May 15, 2000, 17:45 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin accepted the credentials of foreign ambassadors in Moscow May 15, 2000, 16:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

May 13, 2000, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree defining seven federal districts, which will bring together republics and regions according to geographic proximity May 13, 2000, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin approved a motion passed by the Russian Government to sign the revised European Social Charter of May 3, 1996 and instructed the Ministry of Labour to sign this charter on behalf of the Russian Federation May 13, 2000, 00:00

May 11, 2000, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin met with Ted Turner, a prominent American entrepreneur and public figure May 11, 2000, 15:40 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met with the leaders of parliamentary parties May 11, 2000, 14:50 Moscow

In a letter to the Chairman of the State Council of Bashkiria, Konstantin Tolkachev, President Vladimir Putin called on the State Council to harmonise the Constitution of Bashkiria with the Constitution and laws of the Russian Federation May 11, 2000, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree “On resolution No. 365 issued by the Amur regional governor on June 23, 1999 'On Russian citizens' access to the shopping center in Heihe, China'” May 11, 2000, 00:00

"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."