A ceremony to award a group of compatriots who received high state awards was held with the participation of Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the awarding of high state awards to a group of compatriots on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan's independence.

At the event, the head of state congratulated those present on Independence Day and noted that the main driving force of the country's development is the hardworking and noble people.

According to the President, over the past ten years, more than $160 billion in foreign investment has been attracted to Uzbekistan, the economy has grown more than 2.5 times, and 5.7 million permanent jobs have been created in industry, services, and agriculture.

It was also noted that 1.5 million schools, 342 thousand preschool educational institutions, and 62 thousand hospitals have been built, 83 thousand kilometers of internal roads have been built and repaired, and 8 million households have been provided with centralized drinking water for the first time.

558 citizens who made a worthy contribution to these changes were awarded high state awards on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Independence. Among them are farmers and peasants, teachers and doctors, scientists, industrialists, entrepreneurs, builders and architects, representatives of the cultural and sports spheres, military personnel and law enforcement officers.

Among the awardees are Rustam Sultanov, who contributed to the creative work in Khorezm, Abdusattor Kurbonov, who devoted his life to the development of deserts and agriculture in Surkhandarya, Gulomjon Turonov, a steelmaker who has been working at the Bekabad Metallurgical Combine for many years, cotton and grain grower Ilhom Ziyovuddinov from Namangan, cocoon grower Jamila Khudoyberdiyeva from Bukhara, livestock breeder Esenbay Aytimuratov from Karakalpakstan, and irrigator Aslankul Karimkulov from Samarkand.

At the end of the ceremony, the president solemnly presented the state awards to their recipients.