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President Vladimir Putin attended a conference of the top commanders of the Russian Armed Forces November 26, 2002, 11:25 The Defence Ministry, Moscow

November 25, 2002, Monday

President Vladimir Putin met with representatives of the media and State Duma deputies November 25, 2002, 18:45 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Cabinet members November 25, 2002, 12:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin vetoed amendments to the law regulating the activities of the media in emergency situations that were adopted by the State Duma and approved by the Federation Council November 25, 2002, 00:00

November 23, 2002, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan November 23, 2002, 13:40 The Kremlin, Moscow

November 22, 2002, Friday

President Vladimir Putin and US President George Bush met at the Catherine Palace outside of St Petersburg November 22, 2002, 19:15 Tsarskoye Selo

November 21, 2002, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the State Council on the delimitation of powers between the federal centre and the regions of the Federation November 21, 2002, 17:25 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin congratulated Hu Jintao on his election as General-Secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party November 21, 2002, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin submitted a bill “On a System of State Service in the Russian Federation” for consideration in the State Duma. At the same time he signed a decree “On a Federal Programme for Reforming the State Service of the Russian Federation in 2003–2005.” November 21, 2002, 00:00

November 20, 2002, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov November 20, 2002, 19:30 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings on the occasion of the introduction of the Global Energy International Prize, a new scientific award November 20, 2002, 00:00

November 19, 2002, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin visited the NPO Mashinostroyeniya missile design bureau November 19, 2002, 13:55 Reutov, Moscow Region

November 16, 2002, Saturday

President Putin met with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma November 16, 2002, 19:55 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin sent a letter to the participants in the 12th meeting of the leaders of the Ibero-American countries held in the Dominican Republic November 16, 2002, 00:00

November 15, 2002, Friday

President Vladimir Putin met with Minister Vladimir Zorin, who is in charge of national policy November 15, 2002, 14:15 Novo-Ogaryovo

November 14, 2002, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin met with the leaders of parliamentary parties November 14, 2002, 19:00 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin and World Bank President James Wolfensohn discussed pressing issues regarding the world economy and the programme for Russia's cooperation with the World Bank November 14, 2002, 17:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

November 13, 2002, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani President Heidar Aliyev November 13, 2002, 16:40

President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma November 13, 2002, 15:45

President Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov November 13, 2002, 14:10 Novo-Ogaryovo

"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."