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President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the State Council Presidium on improving the interaction between the federal and regional government bodies of the Russian Federation May 31, 2004, 18:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met the members of Grozny's Terek football team and the leadership of the Chechen Republic May 31, 2004, 00:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

May 30, 2004, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin visited the Bolshoi Theater May 30, 2004, 21:30 Moscow

May 29, 2004, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin received opera singer Dmitry Khvorostovsky at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow May 29, 2004, 14:30

May 28, 2004, Friday

President Vladimir Putin and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, who is on an official visit to Russia, attended a solo concert by opera singer Dmitry Khvorostovsky in Red Square May 28, 2004, 21:30 Moscow

The new UN Security Council resolution on Iraq should contribute to a rapid transfer of power to the Iraqi people and help restore the country’s sovereignty as soon as possible May 28, 2004, 21:00

President Vladimir Putin met with the winners of the World Student Programming Championship 2004 May 28, 2004, 18:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with US President George Bush at the request of the American side May 28, 2004, 17:00

Vladimir Putin held talks with President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, who is in Russia on a three-day official visit May 28, 2004, 15:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met with the top FSB leaders May 28, 2004, 11:30 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to President of Azerbaijan Ilkham Aliyev on Republic Day May 28, 2004, 00:00

May 27, 2004, Thursday

The Russian authorities will do everything they can to restore the unity of the Russian Orthodox Church, President Vladimir Putin announced at a meeting with the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Alexei II and the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, Metropolitan Laurus May 27, 2004, 20:06

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the request of the Kazakh side May 27, 2004, 16:20

President Vladimir Putin received Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexii II, Primate of the Overseas Russian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Laurus and Archbishop Mark of Berlin, Germany and Great Britain May 27, 2004, 16:15 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin met with Alvaro Gil-Robles, the Council of Europe's High Commissioner on Human Rights May 27, 2004, 14:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

May 26, 2004, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Uzbek President Islam Karimov May 26, 2004, 19:00

President Vladimir Putin met with Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress May 26, 2004, 15:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin delivered his Annual Address to the Federal Assembly May 26, 2004, 13:00 Moscow

The most pressing problems for the country’s citizens that demand priority attention are accessibility of quality housing, education and healthcare May 26, 2004, 11:55

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili on Georgian Independence Day May 26, 2004, 00:00

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