On July 17, Minsk /BelTA correspondent/. For many years of fruitful work, exemplary performance of official duties and high professionalism, successes in ensuring legality and law and order, achieving high performance in industry, construction, merits in the development of trade, education, theatrical art and sports, the President of Belarus awarded state awards to representatives of various fields of activity. As BelTA was informed by the press service of the head of state, Alexander Lukashenko signed the corresponding decrees on July 16. Major General Alexander Anisimov has been awarded the Order "For Service to the Motherland" of the III degree. The Order of Honour has been awarded to wire drawer of the steel wire shop of OJSC "Rechitsa Metal Works" Viktor Kavun, senior coach and athlete-instructor of the national team of Belarus in weightlifting Viktor Shylai and Anastasia Novikova. Senior Lieutenant Sergey Marchuk and Senior Warrant Officer Mikhail Savitsky have been awarded the medal "For Distinction in Military Service", and Captain Vadim Romeyko has been awarded the medal "For Distinction in Protecting Public Order". 28 people have been awarded the medal "For Labour Services". Among those awarded the medal of Francysk Skaryna are the chairman of the public association "Minsk City Armenian Cultural and Educational Society "Ayastan" Georgy Egiazaryan, artists of the G.I. Tsitovich National Academic Folk Choir of Belarus, the Belarusian State Honoured Choreographic Ensemble "Khoroshki". In addition, a number of servicemen have been awarded the medal "For Impeccable Service" of the I, II, and III degrees. The honorary title of People's Artist of Belarus has been awarded to ballet dancers (soloists) - leading stage masters of the National Academic Grand Opera and Ballet Theatre of Belarus Olga Gayko and Lyudmila Kudryavtseva. The honorary title "Honoured Artist of the Republic of Belarus" has been awarded to orchestra artist, leading stage master of the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Belarusian State Order of the Red Banner of Labour Philharmonic Yulia Stefanovich. The honorary title "Honoured Builder of the Republic of Belarus" has been awarded to the General Director of OJSC "MAPID" Ivan Yancharsky, and the honorary title of Honoured Coach of the Republic of Belarus has been awarded to the senior coach of the men's team of the public organization "Handball Professional Club "Arkatron" Vladimir Azov.

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