Shavkat Mirziyoyev awards Erdoğan and Berdimuhamedow highest order of the Turkic world

At the end of the summit of the Organization of Turkic States, there was an awarding ceremony.

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The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev briefly touched upon the results of the meeting and noted that very important decisions and agreements were reached.

It was noted that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Chairman of the People’s Council of the National Council of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow had a special contribution in strengthening the friendship and partnership between the countries. In this regard, a decision was made to award them with the highest order of the Turkic world.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev presented these awards to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.

At the initiative of the head of state, an international award named after Alisher Navoi was established within the framework of the Organization of Turkic States. Its first owner was Chingiz Aitmatov, a great writer and public figure, a great humanist, for his contribution to the Turkic world unity. This award was presented to the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow and Sadyr Japarov expressed gratitude for the awards and noted that the Samarkand summit was very effective and beneficial for the people.