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President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Afghanistan's Loya Jirga on its opening February 11, 2002, 00:00

February 9, 2002, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin sent a message of condolences to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in connection with the death of Princess Margaret February 9, 2002, 00:00

February 8, 2002, Friday

President Vladimir Putin met with the CIS Executive Secretary, Yury Yarov February 8, 2002, 15:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met with the leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, Angela Merkel February 8, 2002, 13:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

February 7, 2002, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin has spoken by telephone with the German Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder February 7, 2002, 17:20

The Russian President met Crown Prince Felipe of Spain February 7, 2002, 15:20 The Kremlin, Moscow

February 6, 2002, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin chaired a joint meeting of government commissions overseeing preparations to mark the millennium of Kazan in 2005 and the 300th anniversary of St Petersburg in 2003 February 6, 2002, 15:40 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Putin suggested holding an EU-Russia summit in St Petersburg concurrently with 300th anniversary celebrations February 6, 2002, 15:20 The Kremlin, Moscow

February 5, 2002, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon February 5, 2002, 21:50

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with US President George W. Bush February 5, 2002, 17:50

President Vladimir Putin met with Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief February 5, 2002, 13:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

February 4, 2002, Monday

President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with President Robert Kocharian of Armenia February 4, 2002, 22:50

Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov handed Hamid Karzai, the head of the interim administration in Afghanistan, President Putin's invitation to visit Russia February 4, 2002, 00:00

February 1, 2002, Friday

The Russian President sent a message to the Japanese Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi February 1, 2002, 00:00

January 31, 2002, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin received credentials from several foreign ambassadors January 31, 2002, 14:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met with Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov January 31, 2002, 13:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

January 30, 2002, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Uzbek President Islam Karimov January 30, 2002, 19:00

President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the State Council on Physical Fitness and Sports January 30, 2002, 14:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

January 29, 2002, Tuesday

The State Council presidium met in the Kremlin to discuss national sports development January 29, 2002, 17:40 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Justice Minister Yury Chaika January 29, 2002, 13:40 The Kremlin, 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."