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President Vladimir Putin met with top officers promoted to new positions or special military ranks July 29, 2003, 13:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

July 28, 2003, Monday

Bankruptcy is a procedure to bring about recovery, not a means of redistributing property, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the members of the cabinet. Bankruptcy is a serious procedure, and it should be used fairly and honestly July 28, 2003, 21:13

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma July 28, 2003, 19:40

President Vladimir Putin received Deng Rong, the daughter of chief Chinese reformer Deng Xiaoping July 28, 2003, 18:15 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin received Maurice Greenberg, CEO of American International Group July 28, 2003, 15:40 The Kremlin, Moscow

July 26, 2003, Saturday

President Putin met with Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov July 26, 2003, 11:45 Novo-Ogaryovo

July 25, 2003, Friday

Russia and the other CIS countries should join the World Trade Organisation on terms that will benefit their economies, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the members of the High-Level Group. Mr Putin underlined that this should be the guiding principle for cooperation with the WTO and for developing relations with the European Union, the principal economic partner July 25, 2003, 21:38

President Vladimir Putin met with members of the High-Level Group of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine July 25, 2003, 14:20 Novo-Ogaryovo

July 24, 2003, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin met with leaders of Chechnya July 24, 2003, 16:20 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin discussed the short-term budget policy with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin July 24, 2003, 14:30 Novo-Ogaryovo

July 23, 2003, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin July 23, 2003, 20:30

July 21, 2003, Monday

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon July 21, 2003, 22:30

Meeting with representatives of Karelia’s timber and forestry industry, President Vladimir Putin said that protecting and replenishing the forest are issues that require particular attention. Mr Putin noted that the concept of sustainable and renewable forestry introduced by Russian specialists in the nineteenth century is still just as applicable today July 21, 2003, 21:50

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Cabinet members July 21, 2003, 20:40 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin made a trip to Karelia July 21, 2003, 16:40 Karelia

President Vladimir Putin sent a letter to a schoolboy from Riga, who had asked him to help receive an education in Russian July 21, 2003, 00:00

July 18, 2003, Friday

President Vladimir Putin congratulated Nelson Mandela on his 85th birthday July 18, 2003, 00:00

July 17, 2003, Thursday

While on a visit to Staraya Ladoga, President Vladimir Putin met with municipal authority leaders and the heads of agencies working on development problems in small towns in Russia. The President said that the State Duma is currently examining the draft law on municipalities and that the government is working actively on creating the financial base required to implement the law July 17, 2003, 20:35

President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting with municipal officials on developing small towns of Russia July 17, 2003, 14:40 Staraya Ladoga, Leningrad Region

President Vladimir Putin visited the Ladoga Fortress and unveiled a memorial slab in honour of the 1250th anniversary of Staraya Ladoga July 17, 2003, 13:15 Staraya Ladoga, Leningrad Region

"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."