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December 30, 2002, Monday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi December 30, 2002, 23:35

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon December 30, 2002, 22:05

President Vladimir Putin congratulated the Kolesnikovs, a big Krasnoyarsk family, on the New Year and housewarming December 30, 2002, 16:00

President Vladimir Putin met with Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref December 30, 2002, 15:35 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met with members of the Government December 30, 2002, 12:35 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin forwarded New Year and Christmas congratulations to foreign leaders and statesmen December 30, 2002, 00:00

December 27, 2002, Friday

President Vladimir Putin sent a telegram of condolences to Akhmat Kadyrov, the head of the Chechen Administration December 27, 2002, 22:30

President Vladimir Putin met with Federal Security Service Director Nikolai Patrushev December 27, 2002, 19:55 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin was immediately informed about a terrorist attack in Grozny December 27, 2002, 15:20

President Vladimir Putin met with Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko December 27, 2002, 13:40 Novo-Ogaryovo

December 26, 2002, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin took part in the opening ceremony of the Moscow International House of Music December 26, 2002, 19:50 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin presented awards to artists, academics and servicemen December 26, 2002, 14:45 The Kremlin, Moscow

December 25, 2002, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Konstantin Totsky, Director of the Federal Border Service December 25, 2002, 16:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

On Russian initiative, President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Hu Jintao, General-Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China December 25, 2002, 15:15

President Vladimir Putin wished Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India, a happy birthday December 25, 2002, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law “On the 2003 Federal Budget” December 25, 2002, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree granting Russian citizenship to Hero of Russia Oleg Kozlov, a warrant officer of the 201st division deployed in Tajikistan, as well as to his wife Svetlana and their children Vlad and Anastasia December 25, 2002, 00:00

December 24, 2002, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin met with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the leader of Turkey's Justice and Development Party, who is in Moscow on a two-day visit December 24, 2002, 13:35 The Kremlin, Moscow

December 23, 2002, Monday

President Vladimir Putin met with Abdul-Khakim Sultygov, the President's envoy in the Chechen Republic for human rights and freedoms December 23, 2002, 15:05 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Janez Drnovsek on his election as President of the Republic of Slovenia December 23, 2002, 14:45

"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."