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President Vladimir Putin met with Italian Prime Minister Giuliano Amato March 29, 2001, 14:20 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Presidential Envoy to the Southern Federal District Viktor Kazantsev and the leadership of the Chechen Administration March 29, 2001, 12:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

March 28, 2001, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin attended an official function to celebrate the 225th anniversary of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre March 28, 2001, 20:00 The Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin introduced newly appointed Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov, his deputies and generals to top Defence Ministry officials March 28, 2001, 18:00 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin reshuffled his cabinet and appointed new officials to the Government and security agencies March 28, 2001, 16:50 The Kremlin, Moscow

March 27, 2001, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with President Emomali Rakhmonov of Tajikistan March 27, 2001, 18:40

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to a conference of Arab heads of state and government in Amman, the capital of Jordan March 27, 2001, 00:00

March 26, 2001, Monday

President Vladimir Putin met with members of the Government and Presidential Executive Office heads March 26, 2001, 17:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

March 25, 2001, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori visited the Irkutsk medical diagnostic centre March 25, 2001, 13:20 Irkutsk

President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori visited the grave of the Japanese Prime Minister's father in the town of Shelekhov near Irkutsk March 25, 2001, 12:50 The Irkutsk Region

President Vladimir Putin held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori March 25, 2001, 11:00 Irkutsk

President Vladimir Putin was interviewed by Japan's NHK broadcasting corporation March 25, 2001, 00:00

March 24, 2001, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin met with Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek March 24, 2001, 22:15 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting with Government members and heads of security agencies March 24, 2001, 12:25 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin was informed of the terrorist attacks in Yessentuki, Minvody and Karachayevo-Circassia March 24, 2001, 11:30

March 23, 2001, Friday

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf March 23, 2001, 20:45 Stockholm

President Vladimir Putin held meetings with French President Jacques Chirac and President Boris Trajkovski of Macedonia March 23, 2001, 19:35 The Conference Centre In Alvsjo, Stockholm

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with British Prime Minister Anthony Blair March 23, 2001, 18:40 The Conference Centre In Alvsjo, Stockholm

President Vladimir Putin attended a summit of heads of state and government of the European Union March 23, 2001, 18:10 The Conference Centre In Alvsjo, Stockholm

An interview with President Vladimir Putin published in the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet March 23, 2001, 00:00

"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."