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July 16, 2003, Wednesday

The President passed the decision to increase pensions from 1 August by 8%, and not 7.4%, as was previously planned July 16, 2003, 19:49

July 15, 2003, Tuesday

Meeting with President Vladimir Putin today, Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref said that GDP growth over the first six months of 2003 came to 7.2 percent, industrial output stood at 6.8 percent and investment growth reached 11.9 percent July 15, 2003, 20:08

Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov gave a message from the Russian President to the Syrian President July 15, 2003, 00:00

July 14, 2003, Monday

President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to French President Jacques Chirac on the occasion of Bastille Day July 14, 2003, 00:00

July 12, 2003, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin met with Afghanistan's First Vice President and Defence Minister Mohammad Fahim July 12, 2003, 13:15 The Kremlin, Moscow

July 11, 2003, Friday

Meeting today with the heads of the government and State Duma, regional governors and leaders of major public organisations, President Vladimir Putin said that unless it has economic freedom and an effective social policy Russia will not be able to achieve its strategic objectives of doubling the GDP, overcoming poverty and modernising its Armed Forces July 11, 2003, 19:17

President Vladimir Putin met with Pascal Couchepin, President of the Swiss Confederation July 11, 2003, 16:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met with top officials of both houses of the Federal Assembly, the Government, the State Council, and leaders of major public organisations July 11, 2003, 14:10 The Kremlin, Moscow

July 10, 2003, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin met with Viktor Zubkov, Chairman of the State Financial Monitoring Committee July 10, 2003, 20:45 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov July 10, 2003, 16:55

President Vladimir Putin congratulated Mozambican President Joachim Chissano on his election as President of the African Union July 10, 2003, 00:00

July 9, 2003, Wednesday

Those who took part in the construction of the Bureya Hydroelectric Power Station have achieved a miracle, President Vladimir Putin announced at the ceremonial commissioning of the plant’s first generating unit July 9, 2003, 20:37

President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on power supplies in the Far Eastern Federal District July 9, 2003, 10:30 Talakan, The Amur Region

President Vladimir Putin started up the first generating unit of the Bureyskaya hydropower plant July 9, 2003, 09:00 Talakan, The Amur Region

July 8, 2003, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin met with members of the Russian-French Council for Cooperation on Security Issues July 8, 2003, 14:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin sent a letter to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, in which he expressed his thanks for the warm welcome given to him and his entourage during a recent state visit to the UK July 8, 2003, 00:00

July 7, 2003, Monday

The head of state pointed out that the terrorists active in the country were a highly dangerous part of an international network. Accordingly, President Putin proposed that the power structures redouble their preventative work to avert similar tragedies in the future July 7, 2003, 21:52

In connection with the tragic aftermath of the Moscow terrorist attack that claimed the lives of Russian citizens, President of Russia Vladimir Putin has cancelled his official visits to Uzbekistan and Malaysia July 7, 2003, 17:41

President Vladimir Putin chaired a Cabinet meeting July 7, 2003, 13:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law “On Amending Article 6 of the Russian Federation Law 'On Foreign Exchange Regulation and Foreign Exchange Control'.” July 7, 2003, 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."