President of Uzbekistan awards CNPC Chairman with Dustlik Medal

President of Uzbekistan has issued a decree “On awarding the Chairman of the Board of China National Petroleum Corporation Wang Yilin with the Dustlik Medal”, Kun.uz correspondent reports with reference to the press service of the JSC “Uzbekneftegaz”.

It is noted that the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov and Acting Chairman of the Board of Uzbekneftegaz Bakhrom Ashrafkhanov were responsible for handing over the medal during the working visit of the delegation of “Uzbekneftegaz” in PRC.

Mr. Wang Yilin was awarded with the Dustlik Medal for "his contribution to the development of the Uzbek oil and gas industry, his assistance in implementing major investment projects, his significant contribution to increasing the export potential of Uzbekistan and for strengthening friendly relations between Uzbekistan and China".

The China National Petroleum Corporation is a major national oil and gas corporation of China PR and one of the largest integrated energy groups in the world. Its headquarters are in Dongcheng District, Beijing. CNPC was ranked fourth in 2017 Fortune Global 500, a global ranking of the largest corporations by revenue.