Rewarding the Hero-Arkadag with the "Supreme Order of the Turkic World"

Upon completion of the Summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Samarkand, the ceremony of awarding the Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan with the "Supreme Order of the Turkic World", as well as awarding the Kyrgyz writer, prominent public figure and humanist Chingiz Aitmatov with the established International Prize of the Organization of Turkic States named after Alisher Navoi "For contribution to the unity of the Turkic world."

To the thunderous applause of those present, the President of Uzbekistan presented the Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan with the “Supreme Order of the Turkic World”, which is awarded to persons who have made a significant contribution to strengthening solidarity between the Turkic-speaking peoples, developing cooperation between member states and increasing the recognition of the organization in the international community.

Thanking the Organization of Turkic States for the high award, the Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan stressed that he regards it as a sign of respect for Turkmenistan and the Turkmen people.

Having expressed firm confidence that the relations between the countries of the Turkic world would continue to strengthen, Arkadag Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov urged to continue to unite efforts for the sake of further prosperity of the fraternal peoples.