Conferment of state awards

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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko speaks
The Order of the Fatherland 3rd Class is presented to Deputy Prosecutor General Alexander Lashin
Alexander Gura, Defense Minister’s Aide for Ideology in the Armed Forces, Head of the Main Department for Ideology at the Belarusian Defense Ministry, receives the Order for Service to the Homeland 2nd Class
Grigory Labkov, First Deputy Head of the Main Department for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption at the Interior Ministry, receives the Order For Service to the Homeland 3rd Class
Oleg Mishchenko, Chief Engineer of the Communication Division of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, receives the Order For Service to the Homeland 3rd Class
Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus Pavel Muraveiko receives the Order For Service to the Homeland 3rd Class
Oleg Sikorsky, Deputy Chief For Tactical Work at the Fire Emergency Rescue Brigade of the Mogilev Oblast Division of the Emergencies Ministry, receives the Order For Service to the Homeland 3rd Class
Oleg Shablyko, Deputy Head of the Police Department of the Interior Ministry, receives the Order for Service to the Homeland 3rd Class
The Order of Honor is bestowed upon Vice Premier Mikhail Rusy
The Order of Honor is given to Anatoly Rusetsky, Vice Speaker of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly
The Order of Honor is presented to Information Minister Lilia Ananich
Igor Markovich, Chairman of Verkhnedvinsk District Executive Committee, receives the Order of Honor
Valery Shlyaga, Chairman of Narovlya District Executive Committee, is presented with the Order of Honor
The Francysk Skaryna Order is presented to Viktor Tarantei, the Head of the Pedagogy and Social Work Chair at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
The Medal for Distinction in Emergency Prevention and Management is bestowed upon Vasily Gurkov, Director of the national landscape reserve Naliboksky
The medal for labor merits is conferred on Gomel Mayor Piotr Kirichenko
Nikolai Shcherbachenya, Deputy Editor-In-Chief of Selskaya Gazeta of the holding company Sovetskaya Belorussia Newspaper Editorial Office, is awarded the Medal For Labor Merits
The Medal For Labor Merits is presented to Leonid Shilin, Dean of the Information Technology and Management Department of Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics
The Francysk Skaryna Medal is bestowed upon Vladimir Mazgo, Deputy Editor-In-Chief of the magazine Nyoman, Chairman of the Children’s Literature Section of the Belarusian Writers’ Union
Marina Arzamasova is awarded the title Honored Master of Sports of the Republic of Belarus
Alexander Grinkevich-Sudnik is awarded the title Honored Master of Sports of the Republic of Belarus
Stepan Popov is awarded the title Honored Master of Sports of the Republic of Belarus
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko speaks
The Order of the Fatherland 3rd Class is presented to Deputy Prosecutor General Alexander Lashin
Alexander Gura, Defense Minister’s Aide for Ideology in the Armed Forces, Head of the Main Department for Ideology at the Belarusian Defense Ministry, receives the Order for Service to the Homeland 2nd Class
Grigory Labkov, First Deputy Head of the Main Department for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption at the Interior Ministry, receives the Order For Service to the Homeland 3rd Class
Oleg Mishchenko, Chief Engineer of the Communication Division of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, receives the Order For Service to the Homeland 3rd Class
Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus Pavel Muraveiko receives the Order For Service to the Homeland 3rd Class
Oleg Sikorsky, Deputy Chief For Tactical Work at the Fire Emergency Rescue Brigade of the Mogilev Oblast Division of the Emergencies Ministry, receives the Order For Service to the Homeland 3rd Class
Oleg Shablyko, Deputy Head of the Police Department of the Interior Ministry, receives the Order for Service to the Homeland 3rd Class
The Order of Honor is bestowed upon Vice Premier Mikhail Rusy
The Order of Honor is given to Anatoly Rusetsky, Vice Speaker of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly
The Order of Honor is presented to Information Minister Lilia Ananich
Igor Markovich, Chairman of Verkhnedvinsk District Executive Committee, receives the Order of Honor
Valery Shlyaga, Chairman of Narovlya District Executive Committee, is presented with the Order of Honor
The Francysk Skaryna Order is presented to Viktor Tarantei, the Head of the Pedagogy and Social Work Chair at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
The Medal for Distinction in Emergency Prevention and Management is bestowed upon Vasily Gurkov, Director of the national landscape reserve Naliboksky
The medal for labor merits is conferred on Gomel Mayor Piotr Kirichenko
Nikolai Shcherbachenya, Deputy Editor-In-Chief of Selskaya Gazeta of the holding company Sovetskaya Belorussia Newspaper Editorial Office, is awarded the Medal For Labor Merits
The Medal For Labor Merits is presented to Leonid Shilin, Dean of the Information Technology and Management Department of Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics
The Francysk Skaryna Medal is bestowed upon Vladimir Mazgo, Deputy Editor-In-Chief of the magazine Nyoman, Chairman of the Children’s Literature Section of the Belarusian Writers’ Union
Marina Arzamasova is awarded the title Honored Master of Sports of the Republic of Belarus
Alexander Grinkevich-Sudnik is awarded the title Honored Master of Sports of the Republic of Belarus
Stepan Popov is awarded the title Honored Master of Sports of the Republic of Belarus

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko presented state rewards to the distinguished people of Belarus. The ceremony was held in the Palace of Independence on 30 June.

“Our country is facing very demanding tasks which we recently discussed at the Belarusian People’s Congress. Whether we reach the goals depends on the attitude of each of us and our hard work. In life there are no sectors of secondary importance. National defense and security, economy, education, science, culture, sports, social security are crucial for the well-being of our state,” the head of state noted.

“It is a pleasure to see people who have achieved remarkable professional results and who want our country to grow stronger and develop at a quick pace. I am confident that everybody in this hall is a successful and accomplished person,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said addressing the participants of the ceremony.

Awards were presented to forty representatives from various areas in recognition of their many-year fruitful work, exemplary performance, considerable personal contribution to mitigating the consequences of the catastrophe at the Chernobyl NPP, achieving high performance results, development of science, education, healthcare, culture and sports

The head of state conferred the Order of the Fatherland 3rd Class on Chairman of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee Vladimir Dvornik and Deputy Prosecutor General of Belarus Alexander Lashin.

Defense Minister’s Aide for Ideology in the Armed Forces, Head of the Main Department for Ideology at the Belarusian Defense Ministry Alexander Gura was awarded the Order for Service to the Homeland 2nd Class. A number of Belarusian defense and law enforcement officers were given the Order for Service to the Homeland 3rd Class.  

The Order of Honor was bestowed on executives of different levels, including Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Rusy, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly Anatoly Rusetsky, and Information Minister Lilia Ananich.

The Francysk Skaryna Order was presented to Viktor Tarantei, the Head of the Pedagogy and Social Work Chair at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno.

Professionals from different walks of life, heads of organizations and institutions were awarded medals for excellence in emergency prevention and management, for labor merits, the Francysk Skaryna medal, and the titles Honored Artist, Honored Worker of Education, Honored Lawyer, Honored Metallurgist, Honored Worker of Physical Education and Sports, Honored Coach, and Master of Sports.