The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been awarded the Russian Order of Alexander Nevsky for the great merits in strengthening friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
The Decree on awarding the President of Uzbekistan with the Order was issued in July of this year.
Receiving the Order, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev emphasized that he primarily regarded this award as a high appreciation of the contribution of the Uzbek people to the development and consolidation of relations between Uzbekistan and Russia.
It should be noted that the Order of Alexander Nevsky is awarded to prominent foreign political and public leaders for their merits in the development of multifaceted cooperation with the Russian Federation and their contribution to the socio-economic development.