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President Vladimir Putin held his annual press conference for Russian and foreign journalists

June 20, 2003

President Vladimir Putin welcomed visitors to the English-language version of the President's official site, opened on June 20

June 20, 2003

President Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to participants in the first meeting of heads of supreme judicial bodies of Ukraine and the Russian Federation on the role of judicial authorities in the protection of human rights

June 20, 2003

The interests of the development of the economy should prevail over fiscal interests, announced President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the head of the State Customs Committee (SCC) Mikhail Vanin

June 19, 2003

President Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Mikhail Vanin, Chairman of the State Customs Committee

June 19, 2003

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with newly appointed Russian Ambassador to Uzbekistan Farit Mukhametshin

June 18, 2003

With his decree President Vladimir Putin assigned departments responsible for implementing the Shanghai convention on fighting terrorism, separatism and extremism

June 18, 2003

Vladimir Putin met the former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori

June 17, 2003

Vladimir Putin met with Cabinet members

June 17, 2003

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi invited President Vladimir Putin to pay a visit to Japan

June 17, 2003

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants and guests of the International Parliamentary Conference on All-European Cooperation

June 17, 2003

Speaking at a State Council session on culture, President Vladimir Putin said that the state’s main role is to protect creative freedom and ensure that people have access to culture

June 16, 2003

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President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Minister for Emergency Situations Sergei Shoigu and Governor of the Kemerovo Region Aman Tuleyev

June 16, 2003

President Vladimir Putin informed the State Council meeting about the planned changes to the 2003 budget

June 16, 2003

President Vladimir Putin discussed with regional governors the problems of preparing utilities for the winter heating season

June 16, 2003

President Vladimir Putin conducted a meeting of the State Council devoted to the development of Russian culture

June 16, 2003

President Vladimir Putin sent a letter to Mrs Heather Mills McCartney, the wife of Sir Paul McCartney, explaining the Russian position on the problem of banning land mines

June 16, 2003

President Vladimir Putin met with representatives of Russian and foreign energy companies and Global Energy Prize winners

June 15, 2003

Speaking at the Global Energy awards ceremony, President Vladimir Putin said that supplying the planet’s people and the global economy with energy is one of the most urgent problems the modern world faces. The president said the world must learn to use its energy resources more effectively, including from an environmental point of view

June 15, 2003

President Vladimir Putin took part in the presentation ceremony for the International Global Energy Prize for 2003

June 15, 2003