First day
On the eve of his official visit to Italy President and the 12th Russia-EU summit Vladimir Putin gave an interview to the Italian media: the ANSA news agency, the newspaper Corriere della sera and the TV company RAI
The Kremlin, Moscow
President Putin with Italian correspondents.
Second day
President Vladimir Putin and wife, Lyudmila, arrived in Italy for a three-day state visit
President Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini at the Pratica di Mare Air Force Base outside Rome.
Third day
President Vladimir Putin met with Italian President Carlo Ciampi
Rome
Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi greeting President Putin at the entrance to the Palazzo del Quirinale.
President Vladimir Putin and Italian President Carlo Ciampi inaugurated an exposition of Leonardo da Vinci's painting “Madonna Litta” from the Hermitage collection
Rome
Leonardo da Vinci\'s Madonna Litta.
President Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at the Fatherland Altar in Rome where the remains of an Unknown Soldier are buried and an eternal flame burns
Rome
A wreath-laying ceremony at the Altar of the Motherland.
President Vladimir Putin met with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
Rome
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi greeting President Putin.
President Vladimir Putin met with Pope John Paul II
The Vatican
President Putin with Pope John Paul II.
An official dinner at the Italian President's residence, Quirinal Palace, crowned the second day of Vladimir Putin's visit to Italy
Rome
President Putin during an official dinner hosted by Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.
Fourth day
President Vladimir Putin met with Italian business leaders
Rome
President Putin meeting with Italian businessmen.
President Vladimir Putin paid a farewell visit to Italian President Carlo Champi
Rome
President Putin with Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and his wife, Francesca.
President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder
Rome
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