President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, by his decree, awarded 12 foreign citizens with Dustlik Order (Friendship) on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of Uzbekistan’s independence.

The award was awarded "for great contribution to the comprehensive development of multifaceted and mutually beneficial relations between our states, further deepening of partnerships, expansion of cooperation in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic, investment, educational, scientific-technical, cultural-humanitarian spheres, active support of consistently implemented fundamental reforms and democratic transformations in our country, global and regional initiatives of Uzbekistan, as well as effective efforts to further strengthen the bonds of friendship and mutual understanding between our peoples.”

Awardees:

Fuat Oktay - Vice President of Turkey;

Manturov Denis Valentinovich - Deputy Prime Minister of Russia - Minister of Industry and Trade;

Khalid Abdulaziz Al-Falih - Minister of Investments of Saudi Arabia;

Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Gergawi - Minister of Government Affairs of the United Arab Emirates;

Luc Devigne - Deputy Managing Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, European External Action Service;

Wang Yanzhi - President of the Silk Road Foundation - Executive Director of the Board of Directors (China);

Daniel Rosenblum - U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan;

Quliyev Hüseyn Rzaqulu Oğlu - Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Uzbekistan;

Chernikova Alevtina Anatolyevna - Rector of the National University of Technological Research "MISiS" (Russia);

Malyshev Vladimir Sergeevich - Rector of the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography;

Tregulova Zelfira Ismailovna - General Director of the State Tretyakov Gallery (Russia);

Ziyadullaev Nabi Saidkarimovich - Scientific Advisor of the Tashkent State University of Economics.