On 8 November, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a Decree awarding the Turkmen medal «Watana bolan söýgüsi üçin» on the occasion of the Harvest Festival.

The medal was awarded to 20 citizens working in the agro-industrial complex. They include leaseholders and machine operators of daikhan associations, managers and specialists of enterprises and production associations, and private producers from Ahal, Balkan, Dashoguz, Lebap and Mary velayats. Among the recipients are workers in livestock and poultry farming, forestry and water management, grain products, cotton ginning and the food industry.

The Decree reads: «In recognition of great achievements in strengthening the independence and sovereignty of Turkmenistan, building up its economic potential and implementing state programmes for the development of the agricultural sector, of special services to the sovereign Motherland and its courageous people, and of many years of conscientious and dedicated work, and on the occasion of the Harvest Festival».

State News Agency of Turkmenistan