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May 18, 2000, Thursday

Vladimir Putin arrived in Uzbekistan May 18, 2000, 19:00 Tashkent

President Vladimir Putin introduced the newly-appointed Prosecutor-General Vladimir Ustinov to his staff and gave him an ID card in the presence of Federation Council Speaker Yegor Stroyev May 18, 2000, 13:00 The Prosecutor-General’S Office, Moscow

Vladimir Putin met United States National Security Adviser Samuel Berger May 18, 2000, 12:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree “On the Structure of Federal Executive Agencies” May 18, 2000, 00:00

Vladimir Putin signed decrees appointing Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoys to the federal districts May 18, 2000, 00:00

Vladimir Putin sent a message wishing Pope John Paul II a happy 80th birthday May 18, 2000, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin submitted a draft resolution “On Sending a Russian Troop Contingent to Join the UN Peacekeeping Operation in Sierra Leone” May 18, 2000, 00:00

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

Plenary session of St Petersburg International Economic Forum