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President Vladimir Putin met with Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko December 27, 2002, 13:40 Novo-Ogaryovo

December 26, 2002, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin took part in the opening ceremony of the Moscow International House of Music December 26, 2002, 19:50 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin presented awards to artists, academics and servicemen December 26, 2002, 14:45 The Kremlin, Moscow

December 25, 2002, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Konstantin Totsky, Director of the Federal Border Service December 25, 2002, 16:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

On Russian initiative, President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Hu Jintao, General-Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China December 25, 2002, 15:15

President Vladimir Putin wished Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India, a happy birthday December 25, 2002, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law “On the 2003 Federal Budget” December 25, 2002, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree granting Russian citizenship to Hero of Russia Oleg Kozlov, a warrant officer of the 201st division deployed in Tajikistan, as well as to his wife Svetlana and their children Vlad and Anastasia December 25, 2002, 00:00

December 24, 2002, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin met with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the leader of Turkey's Justice and Development Party, who is in Moscow on a two-day visit December 24, 2002, 13:35 The Kremlin, Moscow

December 23, 2002, Monday

President Vladimir Putin met with Abdul-Khakim Sultygov, the President's envoy in the Chechen Republic for human rights and freedoms December 23, 2002, 15:05 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Janez Drnovsek on his election as President of the Republic of Slovenia December 23, 2002, 14:45

President Vladimir Putin met with Deputy Prime Minister Valentina Matviyenko December 23, 2002, 14:05 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin sent a telegram to Emperor Akihito of Japan congratulating him on his birthday December 23, 2002, 00:00

December 21, 2002, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Roh Moo-Hyun on his election as President of the Republic of South Korea December 21, 2002, 00:00

December 20, 2002, Friday

President Vladimir Putin attended a soiree devoted to Security Services Day December 20, 2002, 18:55 Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met with Sergei Shoigu, Minister for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief December 20, 2002, 16:35 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met with Mikhail Khodorkovsky, chairman of the board of the Yukos oil company December 20, 2002, 14:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met with Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy December 20, 2002, 12:40 The Kremlin, Moscow

December 19, 2002, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev December 19, 2002, 16:05 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin replied to Russians' questions during a live call-in show December 19, 2002, 14:30 Moscow

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