31.05.03 11:20   President Vladimir Putin has spoken in favor of settling the issue of removing visa restrictions on travel between Russia and the EU as soon as possible.

31.05.03 11:00   EU enlargement, the fight against drugs and trade-economic issues discussed at the Russia-EU summit in St. Petersburg.

31.05.03 02:00   President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee highly value the level of their mutual political and economic ties.

30.05.03 23:00   President Vladimir Putin welcomed the St. Petersburg guests at an official banquet in honor of the city’s tercentenary.

30.05.03 21:30   After visiting St. Isaac Cathedral, St. Petersburg’s high-ranking officials arrived at the State Academy Mariinsky Theater for a concert with world ballet and opera stars.

30.05.03 18:30   President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the heads of foreign delegations, who arrived to participate in the festivities in honor of St. Peterburg’s 300-year anniversary, visited St. Isaac Cathedral built in honor of the Heavenly Patron of Peter the Great.

30.05.03 18:00   Changes had to be made to the ceremonial meeting of high-ranking guests at the Bronze Horseman monument after rain began to fall in St. Petersburg. President Vladimir Putin and the First Lady were scheduled to meet national leaders and accompany them through the Alexandrovsky Garden to St. Isaac’s Cathedral.

30.05.03 14:45   The First Ladies of Russia, Armenia, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Cyprus visited the State Hermitage.

30.05.03 13:35   In opening the summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States, President Vladimir Putin expressed hope that the meeting of the CIS member states’ leaders in St. Petersburg would strengthen the Commonwealth.

30.05.03 13:00   President Vladimir Putin visited the art exhibition “Petersburg Through Children’s Eyes” at the Mikhailovsky Castle.