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May 20, 2004, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on the structure of federal bodies of executive power and the personnel of the Russian Government May 20, 2004, 19:47

President Vladimir Putin appointed members of the Russian Government May 20, 2004, 10:10

May 18, 2004, Tuesday

Russian-Vietnamese economic cooperation was one of the main subjects discussed at a meeting between the Presidents of Russia and Vietnam May 18, 2004, 18:38

President Vladimir Putin received Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong at the Kremlin May 18, 2004, 17:00 Moscow

May 17, 2004, Monday

Meeting with the government, President Vladimir Putin gave instructions to clarify priorities for rebuilding in Chechnya and to concentrate administrative and financial resources on these priority areas May 17, 2004, 16:36

President Vladimir Putin met with Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi May 17, 2004, 13:45 The Kremlin, Moscow

May 15, 2004, Saturday

Meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, President Vladimir Putin noted the positive work the two countries’ governments have done on creating a free trade zone May 15, 2004, 19:11

President Vladimir Putin met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych May 15, 2004, 16:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin met with Condoleezza Rice, the US President's National Security Adviser May 15, 2004, 12:40 Novo-Ogaryovo

May 14, 2004, Friday

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan May 14, 2004, 20:30

Developing trade and economic ties between Russia and Armenia was the main subject of discussion at a meeting between the presidents of the two countries May 14, 2004, 20:08

President Vladimir Putin met with Armenian President Robert Kocharian May 14, 2004, 14:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

May 13, 2004, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin and King of Jordan Abdullah II had a telephone conversation on Jordan's initiative May 13, 2004, 18:00

May 12, 2004, Wednesday

Russia expects this year to harvest 73–76 million tons of grain, which will enable the country to fulfil its own consumption needs and also export grain and build up its reserves, Agriculture Minister Alexei Gordeyev informed President Vladimir Putin May 12, 2004, 21:39

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Heinz Fischer, President-elect of Austria May 12, 2004, 18:00

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing Mikhail Fradkov Prime Minister of the Russian Government May 12, 2004, 14:20

May 11, 2004, Tuesday

The basic conditions for the restoration and revival of Chechnya are so fundamental now that no one will be able to turn things back, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with members of Government May 11, 2004, 19:16

President Vladimir Putin told Cabinet members that he had spent the first half of the day in the Chechen Republic May 11, 2004, 15:40 The Kremlin, Moscow

May 9, 2004, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero at the request of the Spanish side May 9, 2004, 18:00

President Vladimir Putin met with Sergei Abramov, the acting President of Chechnya and Chairman of the Republican Government May 9, 2004, 16:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

Plenary session of St Petersburg International Economic Forum