Address at a Ceremony for Presenting State Awards to the Participants in a Special Operation in Dagestan 2004-01-05 00:00:00 The Kremlin, Moscow Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, comrades, I congratulate you on the successful completion of the special operation in Dagestan. You have demonstrated once again, in a convincing manner, that our armed forces, secret services and law-enforcement agencies can work professionally and effectively, as a well-coordinated team. You have made a weighty contribution to establishing constitutional order in our country, in the Caucasus, and a serious contribution to efforts against international terrorism. Please accept my thanks and congratulations.