13 January 2003 00:00 ON GREETINGS BY RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN TO ORGANIZERS AND PARTICIPANTS OF THE GRAZ 2003 CULTURAL CAPITAL OF EUROPE FESTIVAL
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has sent a message of greetings to the organizers and participants of the Graz 2003 Cultural Capital of Europe festival opening in Austria today - one of significant events in the cultural life of the European continent.
The document notes in part:
"This festival permits appreciating the wealth and diversity of the European cultural legacy, of which the widely represented culture of Russia at it is a part.
"I am confident that it will impart new impetus to strengthening the spiritual foundations of European civilization and to developing mutual understanding and cooperation among the peoples of Europe."
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