On June 2, local time, according to a number of media reports such as Mongolia's "Daily", on June 1, Moscow time, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov awarded the Alexander Nevsky Medal to Zhugdmid Gullagza, the first astronaut of Mongolia to enter space and president of the Mongolian-Russian Friendship Association, in Moscow.
△ Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov awarded alexander Nevsky Medal to Dzhugdmid Gullagcha Image source: Mongolia dnn.mn News Network
According to the Mongolian "Daily" network, Russian President Putin spoke highly of Zhugderdmid Gullagza's outstanding contribution to the development of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between Russia and Mongolia and the consolidation of friendship between the two peoples, and on March 15 this year, he signed a presidential decree awarding him the Order of Alexander Nevsky.
△ Dzhugderd Mead Gullagcha was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky Image source: Mongolia dnn.mn News Network
It is reported that the Order of Alexander Nevsky represents a high honor in Russia, and it is generally the foreign political and social activists who have made outstanding contributions to the development of relations with Russia to have the opportunity to receive this medal. (Reporter Darima Basser)
(Edited by Zhang Baiyi)