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January 31, 2003, Friday

President Vladimir Putin met with Anatoly Pristavkin, his advisor on pardon issues January 31, 2003, 19:35 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin attended an enlarged meeting of the Federal Security Service Board January 31, 2003, 12:15 Moscow

January 30, 2003, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin met with Ravil Gainutdin, the Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia January 30, 2003, 22:05 The Kremlin, Moscow

A ceremony of presenting credentials was held in the Kremlin January 30, 2003, 13:50 Moscow

On Russia's initiative, President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Uzbek President Islam Karimov January 30, 2003, 00:00

January 29, 2003, Wednesday

A meeting of the Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian Presidents concluded the informal CIS summit January 29, 2003, 16:30 Kiev

An informal summit of CIS heads of state and government was held in Kiev January 29, 2003, 11:00

January 28, 2003, Tuesday

Kiev hosted a meeting of the leaders of the Caucasian Four January 28, 2003, 21:40

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with President Emomali Rakhmonov of Tajikistan January 28, 2003, 20:30 Kiev

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin January 28, 2003, 20:05 Kiev

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze January 28, 2003, 18:00 Kiev

President Vladimir Putin met with staff and students of Kiev Taras Shevchenko University January 28, 2003, 15:40 Kiev

President Vladimir Putin and President Leonid Kuchma held negotiations in the Ukrainian capital January 28, 2003, 11:55 Kiev

January 27, 2003, Monday

President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma opened the Year of Russia in Ukraine in an official ceremony January 27, 2003, 20:35 Kiev

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Tony Blair January 27, 2003, 14:50

President Vladimir Putin sent a letter to Chinese President Jiang Zemin and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Vice-President Hu Jintao to congratulate them on Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival January 27, 2003, 00:00

January 26, 2003, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin sent messages of greeting to Indian President Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on India's national holiday — Republic Day January 26, 2003, 00:00

January 25, 2003, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with South Korean President Kim Dae-jung January 25, 2003, 16:15

January 24, 2003, Friday

On the French initiative, President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with French President Jacques Chirac January 24, 2003, 23:55

President Vladimir Putin and Alexander Veshnyakov, head of the Central Election Commission, discussed preparations for a constitutional referendum in Chechnya and prospects for adopting a law on the election of a president for the republic January 24, 2003, 17:30 Novo-Ogaryovo

"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."