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Sixty-six people honoured with state awards of Republic of Belarus

On December 28 President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed decree No 675 “On presenting state awards of the Republic of Belarus,” BelTA learnt from the presidential press service. Sixty-six people have been honoured with the state awards in recognition of their long-lasting fruitful work, professional excellence, attainment of considerable production results, irreproachable service, exemplary fulfilment of their service duties, achievements in the development of machinery construction, healthcare, science and culture. The Order of Fatherland Second Class has been conferred on Valentin Elizariev, the artistic director of the National Academic Bolshoi Ballet Theatre of Belarus. The Order of Fatherland Third Class has been awarded to Vladimir Andreichenko, the chairman of the Vitebsk oblast executive committee. The Frantsysk Skorina Order has been presented to chief of the choreography and ballet science chair of Moscow State Academy of Choreography Yuri Grigorovich, Information Minister of Belarus Vladimir Rusakevich and chairman of the Vitebsk Town Council Piotr Drozdov. The medal “For courage” has been conferred on officers of the interior bodies Alexander Beisher, Igor Kazarovets and Andrei Shinkorenko. The medal “Fro Labour Services” has been awarded to Amkodor deputy general director Vladimir Baranovsky, director of the Belarusian research institute of traumatology and orthopedy Alexander Beletsky, chief doctor of the Mogilev oblast diagnostic centre Tadeuzh Krupnik, deputy chairman of the Vitebsk oblast executive committee Viktor Petrusha, director of the Vitebsk State Medicine College Alexander Tsetsokho. The Frantsysk Skorina medal has been presented to deputy of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly Sergei Maskevich, artists Vladimir Tkachev and Alexander Ksendzov. The head of state also signed a resolution to give official letters of thanks to 20 citizens for their considerable contribution in the renovation of the Summer Amphitheatre in Vitebsk, construction of the bridge crossing across the Dnieper River on the motorway Orsha-Shklov-Mogilev (the village of Alexandriya), for many-year work in journalism, for an active part in designing of the indoor skating rink in Minsk.