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September 2, 2003, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin met with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma September 2, 2003, 20:30 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin believes Saudi Arabia to be one of the key nations in the Islamic world. President Putin announced this at a meeting at the Kremlin with the crown prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah September 2, 2003, 19:25

By his decree President Vladimir Putin set the State Duma elections for December 7, 2003 September 2, 2003, 19:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin held negotiations with Abdullah ibn Abdul Aziz al Saud, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia September 2, 2003, 12:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

September 1, 2003, Monday

President Vladimir Putin congratulated the country’s schoolchildren, directors, and teachers in the school, higher education and specialised professional education systems with the beginning of the new school year, the “Day of Knowledge.” September 1, 2003, 21:40

President Vladimir Putin met with Royal Dutch/Shell Group chairman Philip Watts September 1, 2003, 18:40 Novo-Ogaryovo

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi September 1, 2003, 18:00

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Cabinet members September 1, 2003, 12:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin congratulated Uzbek President Islam Karimov on the national holiday — Independence Day September 1, 2003, 00:00

August 31, 2003, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had a telephone conversation with US President George Bush August 31, 2003, 18:50 Porto Rotondo, Sardinia

President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi discussed some relevant international issues August 31, 2003, 18:30 Porto Rotondo, Sardinia

President Vladimir Putin wished Armenia's President Robert Kocharyan a happy birthday August 31, 2003, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Kyrgyzstan's President Askar Akayev in connection with the national holiday — State Independence Day August 31, 2003, 00:00

August 30, 2003, Saturday

A joint statement was adopted following negotiations between President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi August 30, 2003, 17:20 Porto Rotondo, Sardinia

“A tragedy took place today in the northern fleet,” said President Putin at a meeting with the personnel of the “Moscow” cruiser, which is in Italy on a planned visit. “It is already clear that there victims among the sailors.” August 30, 2003, 17:12

President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi held a joint news conference August 30, 2003, 16:45 Porto Rotondo, Sardinia

On the orders of President Vladimir Putin, Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov flew to the Northern Fleet to assess the progress of the search and rescue work in the area where the nuclear submarine K-159 sank August 30, 2003, 16:30

President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi visited the missile cruiser Moskva August 30, 2003, 15:00 The Port Of La Maddalena

Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov immediately reported to President Vladimir Putin about a submarine that sank in the Barents Sea August 30, 2003, 10:55

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on his birthday August 30, 2003, 00:00

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