ITAR-TASS, Russia
Aug 16 2004

Putin arrives in Sochi to hold working meetings, talks

SOCHI, August 16 (Itar-Tass) – – Russian President Vladimir Putin has
arrived in Sochi on Monday, press secretary of the Russian head of
state Alexei Gromov said.

In the next few days, Vladimir Putin will hold a series of working
meetings and international talks here. In particular, on August 18,
the Russian president is to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart
Leonid Kuchma, and on August 20, he is to hold talks with Armenian
President Robert Kocharyan.