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President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma June 12, 2003, 13:30

Russia Day was celebrated in Red Square June 12, 2003, 13:00 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin congratulated citizens of Russia on the state holiday Russia Day, and called on them to consolidate their efforts for the sake of the country’s prosperity June 12, 2003, 11:39

President Vladimir Putin congratulated his country's expatriates on Russia Day June 12, 2003, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree awarding state decorations to personnel of the Russian Embassy in Iraq June 12, 2003, 00:00

June 11, 2003, Wednesday

Speaking at a meeting with census takers who took part in the national population census, President Vladimir Putin said the country has resolved its foreign debt problem June 11, 2003, 20:38

President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Justice Minister Yury Chaika June 11, 2003, 20:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin meets with participants in the All-Russia Population Census June 11, 2003, 16:05 Novo-Ogaryovo

June 10, 2003, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Yasser Arafat, head of the Palestinian National Authority June 10, 2003, 22:30

At the Kremlin, President Vladimir Putin awarded state prizes of the Russian Federation for literature and art for 2002, Russian Federation President prizes for literature and art for 2002, the Bulat Okudzhava prize for 2002 and the Pushkin prize for poetry for 2003 June 10, 2003, 21:03

President Vladimir Putin met with representatives of American Jewish organisations June 10, 2003, 19:25 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian National Authority June 10, 2003, 19:00

Awards for literature and the arts were given at the Kremlin June 10, 2003, 13:30 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin signed a federal law ratifying Russian-Armenian inter-governmental treaties on the transfer of Armenian state-owned property to Russia in repayment for Armenia's debt June 10, 2003, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin signed laws ratifying Russian-Lithuanian agreements on the state border and the delimitation of an exclusive economic zone and the Baltic Sea continental shelf June 10, 2003, 00:00

June 9, 2003, Monday

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President George Bush of the US June 9, 2003, 23:30

President Vladimir Putin and Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin examined plans to make the rouble the common currency of the Russian-Belarusian Union at a working meeting in the Kremlin. In particular, Mr. Putin and Mr. Kudrin discussed the results reached by the working group on completion of preparations for introducing the Russian rouble as the common currency for the Russian-Belarusian Union from January 1 2005 June 9, 2003, 21:59

Vladimir Putin met with Director-General of the company Russian Aluminum Oleg Deripaska June 9, 2003, 21:15 The Kremlin, Moscow

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Deputy Prime Minister — Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin June 9, 2003, 14:50 The Kremlin, Moscow

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the organizers and participants in the presentation of the North Rhine-Westphalia land (Germany) in Moscow June 9, 2003, 00:00

Plenary session of St Petersburg International Economic Forum