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President Vladimir Putin laid flowers at the graves of ex-mayor of St Petersburg Anatoly Sobchak and deputy Galina Starovoitova November 29, 2003, 17:20 St Petersburg

President Vladimir Putin met with Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy November 29, 2003, 16:40 Strelna

November 28, 2003, Friday

The State Duma elections due to be held on December 7 are the most important political event of this year, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Russian television channels November 28, 2003, 19:57

President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on nuclear security November 28, 2003, 19:20 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin was interviewed by three Russian TV channels November 28, 2003, 15:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin wrote to Federation Council Chairman Sergei Mironov proposing to extend the mandate of the Russian peace-keeping force as part of the CIS Collective Forces in the Georgia-Abkhazia conflict zone November 28, 2003, 00:00

November 27, 2003, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin said that it was unacceptable for textbooks on the history of Russia to be politicized at a meeting with history scholars at the Russian national library November 27, 2003, 20:00

President Vladimir Putin met with historians November 27, 2003, 15:00 Russian State Library, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin visited the Russian State Library November 27, 2003, 13:40 Moscow

November 26, 2003, Wednesday

Meeting with religious leaders from the Caucasus and with Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexii II, President Vladimir Putin said he hopes that the process now underway in Georgia will end positively in presidential elections and legitimisation of the current situation November 26, 2003, 21:50

President Vladimir Putin met with religious leaders of the Caucasus November 26, 2003, 19:25

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev November 26, 2003, 18:20

November 25, 2003, Tuesday

The lack of ideological restrictions have significantly increase the spectrum of Russian culture and given it more opportunities in the world, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the Council for culture and art. By invitation of the President, the UNESCO General Director Koichiro Matsuura took part in the meeting November 25, 2003, 18:31

Russia's President met with UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura November 25, 2003, 15:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the President's Culture and Art Council November 25, 2003, 14:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

November 24, 2003, Monday

Speaking at a meeting with members of the government, President Vladimir Putin expressed the hope that Georgia’s future legitimately elected authorities would do all they can to restore the centuries-old traditions of friendship between Russia and Georgia. Mr Putin emphasised that this can be the only possible objective for Russia’s policy towards Georgia November 24, 2003, 18:45

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev November 24, 2003, 15:40

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Cabinet members November 24, 2003, 14:15 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin signed the decree “On the Council under the President on the Fight against Corruption.” November 24, 2003, 00:00

November 23, 2003, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin was reported about Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze's resignation November 23, 2003, 21:00

Plenary session of St Petersburg International Economic Forum