Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree awarding more than 120 representatives from various fields of activity with state awards and grades.
Among the highest awards is the Order of Labor Glory, which was received by the General Managers of the Vitebsk Poultry Farm, Anna Norkos, and the Zhdanovich Grigory Chuiko Agricultural Complex. The order "For service to the homeland", degree III, was awarded to the head of the sector for coordinating the activities of the armed forces, Yevgeny Kokurin.
Six people were awarded the Order of Honor for their contributions to the agro-industrial complex and other sectors, including poultry farm operator Tatiana Galinskaya and machine milking operator Valentina Yakovleva. Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Oleg Sisonov and Pavel Shevko, were awarded medals for excellence in emergency response, and Chief Advisor Nikolai Borisenko was awarded for maintaining public order.
The artist Anastasia Voronova, the scientist Alexander Zhlodkevich, the director Tamara Pavliukovich, as well as the artists Vladimir Goncharuk and Elena Atarskevich were noticed in the fields of science, culture and sports. The title of Honored Agricultural Workers was awarded to the heads of the Oleksitsi, Larinovka, Kozlovichi-Agro and Niva-Barsuki farms.
Presidential Commendation for many years of work was awarded to 38 experts, including Deputy Chairman of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee Vasily Sysoyev, embroiderer Alexandra Marchenko and Deputy Head of National Statistics Alexei Yarkovs.