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President Vladimir Putin met with Chairman of the Central Bank Sergei Ignatyev December 16, 2002, 16:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

December 15, 2002, Sunday

President Putin met with Akhmat Kadyrov, head of the Chechen administration, and Mikhail Babich, the Chechen Prime Minister December 15, 2002, 17:55 The Kremlin, Moscow

December 12, 2002, Thursday

The Kremlin held a reception devoted to Constitution Day December 12, 2002, 12:30 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law “On introducing additions to Article 3 of the Russian Federation Law 'On the Languages of the Russian Federation'.” December 12, 2002, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree “On Approving the Resolution on Holding a Referendum in the Chechen Republic on the Constitution of the Chechen Republic and Bills of the Chechen Republic 'On Election of the President of the Chechen Republic' and 'On Elections to Parliament of the Chechen Republic'.” December 12, 2002, 00:00

December 11, 2002, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin sent a letter to the participants at the Congress of Peoples of the Chechen Republic held in Gudermes December 11, 2002, 00:00

December 10, 2002, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Syrian President Bashar Assad December 10, 2002, 21:50

President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting with the Members of the Presidential Human Rights Commission December 10, 2002, 16:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin attended the awards ceremony of the 3rd All-Russia competition, The Russian Organisation of High Social Effectiveness December 10, 2002, 12:00 Moscow

December 9, 2002, Monday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with French President Jacques Chirac December 9, 2002, 21:00

President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma attended the closing gala of the Year of Ukraine in Russia December 9, 2002, 20:00 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin submitted the Russia-US Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions to the State Duma for ratification December 9, 2002, 17:15

President Vladimir Putin met with NATO Secretary General George Robertson December 9, 2002, 13:40 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Cabinet December 9, 2002, 12:20 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin forwarded a message of greetings to the conference “The Role of the Military in Combating Terrorism” December 9, 2002, 00:00

December 6, 2002, Friday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Tony Blair December 6, 2002, 19:00

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with US President George Bush December 6, 2002, 17:35

President Vladimir Putin met with Russian tennis-players after they won the Davis Cup December 6, 2002, 16:50 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin met with Justice Minister Yury Chaika December 6, 2002, 15:30 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin attended the 7th congress of the Russian Rectors' Union December 6, 2002, 12:45 Moscow

"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."