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President Vladimir Putin and President of Azerbaijan Ilkham Aliyev took part in the ceremony marking the opening of the Year of Azerbaijan in Russia February 16, 2005, 20:15 State Kremlin Palace, Moscow

On 17 February 2005 the President will accept letters of credentials from the ambassadors of a number of foreign countries February 16, 2005, 17:20

Vladimir Putin met with Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev February 16, 2005, 14:10 The Kremlin, Moscow

February 15, 2005, Tuesday

The law replacing benefits with cash payments could have been implemented without the problems that people have encountered February 15, 2005, 19:45

President Vladimir Putin met with participants in the Crescendo festival of Russia's young stars February 15, 2005, 15:10 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met with leaders of the State Duma factions February 15, 2005, 13:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

February 14, 2005, Monday

Vladimir Putin met with Romanian President Traian Besescu February 14, 2005, 19:40 The Kremlin, Moscow

Vladimir Putin sent a telegram of condolences to President of the Republic of Lebanon Emile Lahoud in connection with the terrorist act committed in Beirut February 14, 2005, 19:30

Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with German Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder February 14, 2005, 18:00

February 12, 2005, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin met with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger February 12, 2005, 16:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

February 11, 2005, Friday

The economic expediency of swift payment of foreign debt is obvious February 11, 2005, 20:54

Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev February 11, 2005, 18:10

Vladimir Putin met with the CEO of Citygroup Sanford Weill February 11, 2005, 14:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

Vladimir Putin met with Finance Minister Alexey Kudrin February 11, 2005, 14:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President appointed Vladimir Paleshchuk Deputy Director of Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation February 11, 2005, 00:00

February 10, 2005, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin congratulated present and former Foreign Ministry employees on their professional holiday — Diplomats' Day February 10, 2005, 18:00

Vladimir Putin met with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour February 10, 2005, 12:50 The Kremlin, Moscow

Among correspondence addressed to President Vladimir Putin over the last week, a letter from Fabrizio Tassinari, professor of international relations at Copenhagen University, regarding relations between Russia and the European Union, particularly stands out February 10, 2005, 00:00

February 9, 2005, Wednesday

We will preserve the memory and truth of the Great Patriotic War from any attempts at distortion, and any attempts to justify the genocide, inhumanity and barbarism of the criminals February 9, 2005, 19:30

Vladimir Putin congratulated Carolos Papoulias on his election as President of the Greek Republic February 9, 2005, 19:10

"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."