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President Putin signed the Federal Law “On Ratifying the Agreement Between the Government of Canada, the Governments of Member-Countries of the European Space Agency, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the United States of America on Cooperation on the Civilian International Space Station”, which was passed by the State Duma on December 15, 2000 and approved by the Federation Council on December 20, 2000 December 29, 2000, 00:00

December 28, 2000, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin spoke to journalists after his trip to Vladimir December 28, 2000, 20:00 Vladimir

President Vladimir Putin appointed Defence Minister Mikhail Dmitriyev head of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation December 28, 2000, 00:00

December 27, 2000, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with US President Bill Clinton December 27, 2000, 22:15

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Finnish President Tarja Halonen December 27, 2000, 19:30

President Vladimir Putin attended a celebration of the 10th anniversary of establishment of the Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief Ministry December 27, 2000, 13:00 Noginsk, Moscow Region

President Vladimir Putin submitted a bill on political parties to the State Duma December 27, 2000, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian Muslims on the end of Ramadan and the feast of Uraza Bairam December 27, 2000, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma for ratification a Russian-Belarusian agreement on introducing a single currency and establishing a unified emission centre of the Union State, as signed in Minsk on November 30, 2000 December 27, 2000, 00:00

December 26, 2000, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin chaired the 4th meeting of the State Council Presidium December 26, 2000, 12:50 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin signed laws on the Russian state symbols December 26, 2000, 00:00

December 25, 2000, Monday

Television channels aired President Vladimir Putin's interview with the ORT and RTR television channels and Nezavisimaya Gazeta December 25, 2000, 21:00

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt December 25, 2000, 20:40

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission December 25, 2000, 18:00

President Vladimir Putin chaired an expanded meeting with presidential envoys to the federal districts December 25, 2000, 13:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

Vladimir Putin sent a telegram to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of the Republic of India wishing him a happy birthday December 25, 2000, 00:00

December 23, 2000, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Emperor Akihito of Japan to wish him a happy birthday December 23, 2000, 00:00

December 22, 2000, Friday

Presidents Vladimir Putin and Leonid Kuchma toured the State Hermitage and admired the exhibition “For Loyalty and Faith”, devoted to the 300th anniversary of the Russian Imperial Guard December 22, 2000, 19:30 St. Petersburg

President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma took part in the inauguration ceremony for the North-Western Thermal Power Plant in St Petersburg December 22, 2000, 17:40 St Petersburg

President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma met businessmen from both countries December 22, 2000, 13:20 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."