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October 24, 2000, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Yasser Arafat, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation and the head of the Palestinian National Authority October 24, 2000, 22:30

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak October 24, 2000, 22:00

President Vladimir Putin met with Permanent Secretary of the French Academy Helene Carrere d'Encausse October 24, 2000, 17:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to President of South Korea Kim Dae Jung to congratulate him on receiving the Nobel Peace Prize October 24, 2000, 00:00

October 23, 2000, Monday

President Vladimir Putin met with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata October 23, 2000, 17:50 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Anatoly Zlenko October 23, 2000, 13:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Government Cabinet and the heads of the Presidential Executive Office October 23, 2000, 11:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

October 21, 2000, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to the participants in the summit of Arab heads of state taking place in Cairo on October 21–22 October 21, 2000, 00:00

October 20, 2000, Friday

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko, Chairman of the Board of Gazprom Rem Vyakhirev, and Chairman of the Board of RAO Unified Energy Systems Anatoly Chubais October 20, 2000, 18:30 Sochi

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with U.S. President Bill Clinton October 20, 2000, 17:00

President Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with his economic advisor, Andrei Illarionov October 20, 2000, 15:00 Sochi

October 19, 2000, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin met with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko October 19, 2000, 14:30 Sochi

President Vladimir Putin instructed Russian Naval Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Kuroyedov and Deputy Prime Minister Valentina Matviyenko to investigate accusations made by Irina Lyachina, widow of the commander of the submarine Kursk, that the commission set up to assist relatives of the Kursk's crewmembers, who died when the submarine sank in August, has misappropriated funds October 19, 2000, 00:00

October 18, 2000, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin thanked the leaders of countries who congratulated him on his birthday October 18, 2000, 00:00

October 17, 2000, Tuesday

Speaking with journalists following a meeting with head of the Pension Fund Mikhail Zurabov, President Vladimir Putin gave his assessment of talks on reaching a settlement in the Middle East October 17, 2000, 14:30 Sochi

October 16, 2000, Monday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Mongolia Natsagiyn Bagabandi October 16, 2000, 18:30

President Vladimir Putin met with President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma October 16, 2000, 12:10 Sochi

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko October 16, 2000, 11:40

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Iranian President Mohammed Khatami October 16, 2000, 00:00

October 15, 2000, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin met with Gennady Troshev, commander of troops in the North Caucasus Military District, and with Viktor Kazantsev, presidential envoy to the Southern Federal District October 15, 2000, 22:00 Sochi

Plenary session of St Petersburg International Economic Forum