Press Release: Council of Europe Congress to debate proposed political changes in Russia

Discussions with a senior Russian official on President Putin's proposed changes to the system of appointing regional governors were the highlight of the autumn session of the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in Strasbourg on 4 and 5 November 2004.

Council of Europe: Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe: Autumn Institutional Session of the Congress: Strasbourg, 4-5 November 2004 http://www.coe.int/T/E/Clrae/_4._Sessions_of_the_CLRAE/3._Autumn_sessions/default.asp

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