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April 22, 2002, Monday

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the State Council devoted to the transfer of farmland April 22, 2002, 15:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

April 19, 2002, Friday

President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the State Council presidium on ownership and use of farm lands April 19, 2002, 18:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson of Iceland April 19, 2002, 15:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin sent King Harald V of Norway a telegram of condolence on the death of Thor Heyerdahl April 19, 2002, 00:00

April 18, 2002, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Tajik President Emomali Rakhmonov April 18, 2002, 20:00

President Vladimir Putin met with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud April 18, 2002, 19:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin made his traditional address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin’s Marble Hall April 18, 2002, 15:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

April 17, 2002, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin had a meeting with representatives of the Chechen diaspora April 17, 2002, 19:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Jacques Chirac April 17, 2002, 16:40

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Chinese President Jiang Zemin April 17, 2002, 15:00

President Vladimir Putin held negotiations with Czech Prime Minister Milos Zeman April 17, 2002, 14:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree “On Fulfilling UN Security Council Resolution 1388 Dated January 15, 2002 and Resolution 1390 Dated January 16, 2002”, regarding Afghanistan April 17, 2002, 00:00

April 16, 2002, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin discussed over the phone preparations for a session of the Collective Security Council in May with the leaders of member countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) April 16, 2002, 22:00

President Vladimir Putin met with Croatian President Stepan Mesic April 16, 2002, 15:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the participants in the 16th summit of the Rio Group held in San Jose, Costa Rica April 16, 2002, 00:00

April 15, 2002, Monday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez April 15, 2002, 22:10

April 13, 2002, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with his Georgian counterpart, Eduard Shevardnadze April 13, 2002, 17:30

April 12, 2002, Friday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi April 12, 2002, 22:00

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Tony Blair April 12, 2002, 21:30

President Vladimir Putin spoke by videolink with the International Space Station April 12, 2002, 17:30 Moscow

"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."