Award ceremony and conferment of the titles to the citizens of our country who were highly appreciated for honest and exemplary work as well as on occasion of the 26th anniversary of the Independence of Turkmenistan took place at the session of the Council of the Elders. In solemn atmosphere under loud applauses of the participants, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov presented awards and certificates on conferment of honourable titles to the compatriots whose input to implementation of grandiose reforms was recognized as example, especially for young generation. One after another, the representatives of different professions and ages come to the stage. They take the awards from the hands of the Head of the State with pride expressing their gratitude for inspiring attention, creation of all conditions in the country for full realization of the abilities and potential of every citizen and for the achievement of success in life. The speakers highlighted that it is great happiness for them to live and work in the epoch of historical changes. At the end of the ceremony, the President of Turkmenistan again congratulated the winners having expressed the gratitude for their input and wished them health and new professional achievements.