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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

May 10, 2000, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin recommended Mikhail Kasyanov as a candidate for prime minister May 10, 2000, 14:40

President Vladimir Putin wished Azerbaijani President Heidar Aliyev a happy birthday May 10, 2000, 00:00

May 9, 2000, Tuesday

An official reception to mark the 55th anniversary of the USSR's victory in the Great Patriotic War was held in the State Kremlin Palace May 9, 2000, 12:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

A parade devoted to the 55th anniversary of the USSR's victory in the Great Patriotic War was held on Red Square May 9, 2000, 10:30 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin congratulated CIS heads of state on the 55th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War May 9, 2000, 00:00

May 8, 2000, Monday

President Vladimir Putin held a news conference while visiting Kursk May 8, 2000, 16:30 The Kursk Region

May 7, 2000, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin sent a letter to Gennady Seleznyov, Speaker of the lower house of Parliament, on the submission for ratification of the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices as amended on May 3, 1996 (Protocol II to the 1980 Convention as amended on May 3, 1996) May 7, 2000, 22:40

The President signed the decree “On the Operation of the Federal Bodies of Executive Authority Guided by the President in Accordance with the Constitution and Constitutional and Other Federal Laws” May 7, 2000, 21:30

A party after the inauguration ceremony took place in the Kremlin May 7, 2000, 21:00 The Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow

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