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September 22, 2006, Friday

In the Elysse Palace a meeting was held between Vladimir Putin and Jacques Chirac during which the French President awarded the head of the Russian state a Legion of Honour Award September 22, 2006, 22:50 Paris

President Vladimir Putin and French President Jacques Chirac attended the official unveiling of a monument to the legendary Normandy-Neman Aviation Regiment September 22, 2006, 19:30 Le Bourget

President Vladimir Putin met with Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the United Arab Emirates' Armed Forces, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed al Nahyan September 22, 2006, 12:50 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich September 22, 2006, 00:30 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the participants and guests at the 'All Different — All Equal' European youth meeting taking place in St Petersburg September 22, 2006, 00:00

September 21, 2006, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Belkenende. The conversation took place on the Netherlands' initiative September 21, 2006, 22:45

Establishing the Moscow School of Management will make a positive contribution towards developing the Russian economy and system of higher education September 21, 2006, 22:02

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of Mikhail Lomonosov September 21, 2006, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the participants, organisers and guests at the opening ceremony of the World Chess Championship match September 21, 2006, 00:00

Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to the President of Armenia, Robert Kocharian, on the occasion of the national holiday celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Armenia September 21, 2006, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin formed a commission to improve the social and economic situation in the Southern Federal District September 21, 2006, 00:00

September 20, 2006, Wednesday

Vladimir Putin met with the ministers of defense of Russia and Uzbekistan, Sergei Ivanov and Ruslan Mirzaev September 20, 2006, 21:00

President Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Transport Minister Igor Levitin September 20, 2006, 15:30 Sochi

Vladimir Putin sent a telegram of condolences to the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbaev, regarding the death of miners in an explosion in a mine in the Karaganda region September 20, 2006, 00:00

September 19, 2006, Tuesday

Vladimir Putin took part in the session of the board of directors of the European Judo Union which is taking place in Sochi September 19, 2006, 15:00

September 18, 2006, Monday

President Vladimir Putin received Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany at his residence of Bocharov Ruchei September 18, 2006, 16:30 Sochi

President Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the participants in the jubilee fiftieth session of the International Atomic Energy Agency's General Conference September 18, 2006, 00:00

September 17, 2006, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin met with the heads of the G8 countries' parliaments September 17, 2006, 14:00 Sochi

September 16, 2006, Saturday

Vladimir Putin met with the State Secretary of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, Pavel Borodin September 16, 2006, 11:50 Bocharov Ruchei, Sochi

September 15, 2006, Friday

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with the head of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Mahmoud Abbas September 15, 2006, 22:20

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