The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia presented the citizens of Kyrgyzstan with awards. The Russian House in Bishkek reported.
According to its data, the list includes about 200 people from different countries, including 10 Kyrgyzstanis.
Zukhra Shidakova, the president of the International Association of Karachai Ata-Zhurt was awarded with the badge of honor of compatriot. Honorary diplomas of the Government Commission for Affairs of Compatriots Abroad were awarded to Svetlana Bortsova, head of the legal center Our Right, Anastasia Sagdeeva-Shevchenko, chairwoman of the Council of Young Russian Compatriots, and Sergei Ustimov, director of Russian Compatriots of Issyk-Kul Public Association.
Certificates of merit will be awarded to Dmitry Teklyuk, Roman Arnold, Lyudmila Zhukova, Svetlana Bozhkova, Nina Kitaeva, and Vasily Novikov.