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President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev. The conversation was Kyrgyzstan's initiative September 30, 2006, 18:30

September 29, 2006, Friday

The authorities will take additional effective measures in order to create a genuinely favourable business climate in southern Russia September 29, 2006, 21:50

President Vladimir Putin will visit Germany on October 10–11, 2006 September 29, 2006, 18:15

September 27, 2006, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Natural Resources Minister Yury Trutnev September 27, 2006, 16:00 Sochi

September 26, 2006, Tuesday

The President visited the Ermolovka border point in the Southern Federal District September 26, 2006, 17:10

Vladimir Putin charged Russia's Defense Ministry to help Lebanon in post-war recovery operations in that country September 26, 2006, 00:00

September 24, 2006, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov September 24, 2006, 15:30

September 23, 2006, Saturday

Russia remains a reliable energy partner for Europe September 23, 2006, 19:49

President of Russia Vladimir Putin, Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, and President of France Jacques Chirac held tripartite talks September 23, 2006, 15:30 Compiegne

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

"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."