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President Vladimir Putin met with top executives of the State Hermitage Museum Foundation of Canada December 19, 2000, 04:50 Ottawa

President Vladimir Putin met with the top leadership of the Canadian Parliament December 19, 2000, 01:55 Ottawa

December 18, 2000, Monday

An official dinner was given at the Rideau Hall residence on behalf of Adrienne Clarkson, the Governor General of Canada, in honour of President Vladimir Putin December 18, 2000, 23:15 Ottawa

President Vladimir Putin and Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien held negotiations at the Parliament House December 18, 2000, 19:35 Ottawa

President Vladimir Putin met with the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, the Governor General of Canada December 18, 2000, 18:05 Rideau Hall, Ottawa

December 17, 2000, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin finished his official visit to Cuba December 17, 2000, 23:30 Varadero, Cuba

December 15, 2000, Friday

President Putin held a news conference December 15, 2000, 23:40 Havana

President Vladimir Putin and Fidel Castro continued to negotiate December 15, 2000, 22:00 Havana

President Putin visited the Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Centre December 15, 2000, 20:45 Havana

President Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at a monument to Cuban national hero Jose Marti December 15, 2000, 18:45 Havana

President Vladimir Putin attended an official reception given by Cuban leader Fidel Castro in honour of him and his wife Lyudmila December 15, 2000, 05:00 Revolution Palace, Havana

President Vladimir Putin met with Ricardo Alarcon, President of the Cuban National Assembly, and members of Parliament December 15, 2000, 04:00 Laguito Residence, Havana

President Vladimir Putin visited the Russian Defence Ministry's Radio-Electronic Centre in Lourdes December 15, 2000, 02:30 Lourdes, Cuba

December 14, 2000, Thursday

The Russian and Cuban delegations met for expanded negotiations December 14, 2000, 21:20 Revolution Palace, Havana

President Vladimir Putin arrived in Cuba on an official visit by invitation of Fidel Castro December 14, 2000, 07:25 Havana

The Canadian television channels CBC and CTV and newspaper The Globe & Mail, and the Russian television station RTR interviewed President Vladimir Putin before his visit to Canada, due on December 17–19 December 14, 2000, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to George W. Bush upon his election as President of the United States and wished him “every success in that crucial and responsible post.” December 14, 2000, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree pardoning American citizen Edmond Pope December 14, 2000, 00:00

December 13, 2000, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with President Jacques Chirac of France December 13, 2000, 17:40

December 12, 2000, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov December 12, 2000, 15:00

"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."