Slovakia Summit 2005
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The Slovakia Summit 2005 was a summit meeting between United States President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin (hence also known as the Bush-Putin summit). It took place on February 24, 2005, in Bratislava, Slovakia. This marked the first occasion when a sitting President of the United States visited Slovakia since its independence in 1993. The previous "Bush-Putin summit" had taken place in Slovenia on 16 June 2001.
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Slovakia Summit 2005 | |
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Host country | Slovakia |
Date | February 24, 2005 (2005-02-24) |
Cities | Bratislava, Slovakia |
Participants | George W. Bush Vladimir Putin |
Website | www |
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Also attending was Condoleezza Rice (U.S. Secretary of State) and Sergey Lavrov (Russian Foreign Minister) as well as the first ladies of both countries, Laura Bush and Lyudmila Putina.