The more personal achievements there are, the stronger our Belarus becomes. The importance of this was highlighted by the President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, on September 12 during the ceremony of awarding state awards, as reported by a BELTA correspondent.
"Today, on the eve of the celebration of the Day of National Unity, we honour hardworking people devoted to their country," the Head of State emphasised. "You have come from different corners of Belarus, and you have followed different paths to your success, but today these paths have converged into a single way. Our way. It has opened the doors of the symbol of our independence – the Palace of Independence – to you and led you to your well-deserved awards."
The President believes that there is a certain symbolism in this event. "Working in various fields, setting diverse goals, we achieve high results that ultimately become a common success, the success of our entire country," Aleksandr Lukashenko continued. "And the more personal achievements there are, the stronger our Belarus becomes."
"Each of you embodies the best national traits of Belarusians. This is diligence, which is manifested in the desire to develop one's abilities, to constantly learn and grow professionally," the President stressed. "This is patriotism, which we see in the aspiration to serve the Fatherland, the readiness to defend this Fatherland at any moment. By growing grain, educating and raising children, helping people in difficult circumstances, saving lives, you demonstrate the responsibility, compassion, and humanity of the Belarusian people – its main characteristics. Your creativity reflects the beauty and harmony of our culture. Scientific achievements demonstrate intellectual power, and sports victories – the strength of spirit of our nation."
The Head of State also noted: "Your life experience constitutes bright pages of our common history. The history of sovereign, independent Belarus."
"I want to thank you, and through you, all Belarusians who dedicate a part of their soul to their beloved work, to people, and to their native country," the President remarked.
The Head of State presented the Order of Labour Glory to Nikolay Prokopchuk, Professor of the Department of Polymer Composite Materials at the Belarusian State Technological University, and Sergey Yefremenko, Director of the Production Unitary Enterprise "Tsvetlit" of the Belarusian Association of the Deaf. The Order of Honour was awarded to Alexander Podobed, a fitter-electrician at the Open Joint-Stock Company "Managing Company of Holding "Belkommunmash".
The Order "For Service to the Motherland" III Class was awarded to Andrey Gurinovich, Head of the Medical Detachment (Special Purpose) of the State Institution "432nd Red Star Order Main Military Clinical Medical Centre of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus", and Pavel Kharchenko, Head of the 14th Border Detachment of the Border Service.
Nikita Dedin, a police driver of the Luninets Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Security Department, was awarded the medal "For a Saved Life".
During the ceremony, the President also presented badges of honour: the badge of Honoured Transport Worker to Vladimir Puchko, Director of the Bus Depot of Baranovichi; the badge of Honoured Border Guard to Igor Butkevich, First Deputy Chairman of the State Border Committee; the badge of Honoured Artist to Igor Khlebus, Head of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces and Head of the State Institution "Honoured Collective of the Republic of Belarus "Exemplary Military Band of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus"; and to Yulia Shcherbakova, Vocal Coach of the Opera Company of the National Academic Grand Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Anton Smolsky, an athlete-instructor of the national biathlon team of the Republican Centre for Olympic Training in Winter Sports "Raubichi", was awarded the title of Honoured Master of Sports. Valentin Zankovich, a sculptor, was awarded the title of Honoured Figure of Arts of Belarus. Grigory Medvedev, Head of the Department of Biotechnology and Veterinary Medicine at the Belarusian State Order of the October Revolution and Red Banner of Labour Agricultural Academy, was awarded the title of Honoured Scientist.
The title of Honored Educator has been awarded to Lyudmila Nekhorosheva, Head of the Department of Industrial Enterprise Economics at Belarusian State Economic University, and Vitaly Vorobyov, Vice-Rector for International Relations and Extrabudgetary Activities at Grodno State Medical University. The title of Honored Industrial Worker has been awarded to Sergey Avakov, General Director of OJSC "Planar". The title of Honored Service Worker has been awarded to Lyudmila Kulinchik, Director of OJSC "Vesta-Borisov". The title of Honored Agricultural Worker has been awarded to Petr Kashtelyan, General Director of Grodno Breeding Enterprise, and Alexey Mikulich, Director of KUPP "Mankovichi" of Stolin District, and Ivan Olizarovich, Deputy Director of Grodno Regional Agro-Industrial Union.
Source: belta.by