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May 25, 2003, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin wished Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin a happy birthday May 25, 2003, 09:50

President Putin congratulated African heads of state and government on Africa Day May 25, 2003, 00:00

May 24, 2003, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin received a legendary singer and former Beatle, Paul McCartney, and his wife, Heather Mills May 24, 2003, 22:20 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev May 24, 2003, 14:35

May 23, 2003, Friday

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Uzbek President Islam Karimov May 23, 2003, 18:30

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev May 23, 2003, 16:25

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to the participants of the 17th Rio Group summit meeting May 23, 2003, 00:00

May 22, 2003, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin met the chairman of the financial monitoring committee, Viktor Zubkov May 22, 2003, 13:50 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin sent a telegram to President Abdelaziz Buteflica of Algeria in connection with a powerful earthquake in the north of the country May 22, 2003, 11:45

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to US President George W. Bush May 22, 2003, 00:00

May 21, 2003, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting today to discuss how to begin working toward the economic development goals set out in last week’s annual address to the Federal Assembly May 21, 2003, 11:48

Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin on the situation with spring flood prevention measures and what is being done to fight forest fires May 21, 2003, 11:17

May 20, 2003, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with British Prime Minister Tony Blair May 20, 2003, 22:10

President Vladimir Putin discussed the country's financial and economic position and the situation in the national banking system with Chairman of Russia's Central Bank Sergei Ignatyev May 20, 2003, 15:25 Novo-Ogaryovo

May 19, 2003, Monday

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref May 19, 2003, 14:50 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Cabinet members May 19, 2003, 12:40 The Kremlin, Moscow

May 17, 2003, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin had a meeting with the head of the Chechen Administration, Akhmad Kadyrov May 17, 2003, 16:10 Novo-Ogaryovo

May 16, 2003, Friday

President Putin spoke by telephone with German Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder May 16, 2003, 23:00

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with US President George W. Bush. The conversation took place on America's initiative May 16, 2003, 17:00

President Putin's annual message to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation May 16, 2003, 12:00 Marble Hall, The Kremlin, 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."