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Major disagreements in methods to solve the Iraq crisis do not hinder the situation from returning into the legal competence of the United Nations, President Vladimir Putin announced at a plenary session of the UN General Assembly September 25, 2003, 10:49

President Vladimir Putin met with Metropolitan Laurus, the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia September 25, 2003, 07:00 New York City

President Vladimir Putin visited the Academy of Fire Science and watched a joint US-Russian fire service exercise September 25, 2003, 02:15 New York City

President Vladimir Putin met with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva September 25, 2003, 00:50 Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City

September 24, 2003, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin met with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika September 24, 2003, 23:40 Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York

President Vladimir Putin and French President Jacques Chirac held a bilateral meeting September 24, 2003, 20:30 New York

President Vladimir Putin met with French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder September 24, 2003, 20:00 Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York

The first part of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the U.S.A. is taking place in New York September 24, 2003, 15:09

September 23, 2003, Tuesday

The first visit in the history of Russia by the General-Governor of Canada, Adrienne Clarkson, is an important moment in the development of bilateral relations and a sign of the high level of interaction, said Russian President Vladimir Putin, receiving the high-ranking guest at the Kremlin September 23, 2003, 20:16

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Canadian Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson September 23, 2003, 14:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

September 22, 2003, Monday

President Vladimir Putin and Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev opened Kyrgyz Culture Days in Russia September 22, 2003, 20:20 The Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met with Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev September 22, 2003, 14:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Cabinet members September 22, 2003, 13:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree “On Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1493 dated July 28, 2003” September 22, 2003, 00:00

September 21, 2003, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin met with the co-chairmen of the Russian-American energy business summit September 21, 2003, 20:30 Novo-Ogaryovo

Russia’s political parties should take an active part in addressing the key priorities set out in the annual address to the Federal Assembly. This is particularly true of the parties that do have every chance of victory in the elections to the State Duma September 21, 2003, 16:12

President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Armenian President Robert Kocharian on the occasion of the national holiday — Independence Day September 21, 2003, 00:00

September 20, 2003, Saturday

Anticipating his visit to the United States, Vladimir Putin gave an interview to American TV channels September 20, 2003, 21:40 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin took part in opening the Third Congress of the United Russia party September 20, 2003, 12:30 Column Hall, Moscow

September 19, 2003, Friday

The Presidents of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine, meeting in Yalta for a summit of CIS leaders, signed an agreement on creating a Common Economic Space and a concept document on its formation, and also made a political declaration September 19, 2003, 20:50

"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."