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President Vladimir Putin delivered his Annual Address to the Federal Assembly May 26, 2004, 13:00 Moscow

The most pressing problems for the country’s citizens that demand priority attention are accessibility of quality housing, education and healthcare May 26, 2004, 11:55

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili on Georgian Independence Day May 26, 2004, 00:00

May 25, 2004, Tuesday

In connection with Africa Day marked on May 25 President Vladimir Putin sent a message of greeting to the African heads of state and government May 25, 2004, 20:05

President Vladimir Putin discussed the possibility of replacing privileges with cash payments at a meeting with members of Government May 25, 2004, 17:55

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee May 25, 2004, 17:30

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Cabinet members May 25, 2004, 13:40 The Kremlin, Moscow

May 24, 2004, Monday

The creation of the Single Economic Space uniting Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan will not stop these four countries from also being a part of global and general European processes May 24, 2004, 18:28

President Vladimir Putin met Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma May 24, 2004, 16:30 Yalta

The Livadia Palace outside Yalta was the venue of a meeting of the heads of states signatories to the Agreement on the Formation of the Common Economic Space May 24, 2004, 15:00 Crimea, Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin signed the law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of Russia and the European Space Agency on cooperation and partnership in the exploration and peaceful use of outer space May 24, 2004, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin signed the Law on the Ratification of the Russian-German Intergovernmental Agreement on Cooperation in the Exploration and Peaceful Use of Outer Space May 24, 2004, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin signed the Law on the Ratification of the Russian-Belgian Intergovernmental Agreement on Cooperation in the Exploration and Peaceful Use of Outer Space May 24, 2004, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin signed the Law on the Ratification of the Russian-Italian Intergovernmental Agreement on Cooperation in the Exploration and Peaceful Use of Outer Space May 24, 2004, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin signed the Law on Ratification of the Russian-Australian Intergovernmental Agreement on Cooperation in the Exploration and Peaceful Use of Outer Space May 24, 2004, 00:00

May 23, 2004, Sunday

A very important task in the formation of a Common economic space is developing a practical plan of further actions and drawing up agreements in the framework of this plan before the end of 2004 May 23, 2004, 21:16

The Presidents of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan had an informal meeting in Yalta May 23, 2004, 21:15 Crimea

President Vladimir Putin met with his Ukrainian counterpart Leonid Kuchma May 23, 2004, 20:05 Yalta

Vladimir Putin held talks with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko May 23, 2004, 19:40 Yalta

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with the new Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh May 23, 2004, 18:15

"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."