Moscow, April 12: After getting felicitated by UAE's prestigious Zayed medal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be felicitated by another highly prestigious Russia's highest civilian award, 'Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle'. Russian President Vladimir Putin today signed the decree to award this award to PM Modi. Taking cognisance of inclusive governance by Modi govt, a statement from the Russian embassy in India says, “Prime Minister exceptional services in promoting a special & privileged strategic partnership between both the countries and friendly relations between the Russian and Indian peoples.”
With the Russian award, PM Narendra Modi has now been honoured with around seven top global awards. PM Modi has previously been awarded the United Arab Emirates's top honour as well as of countries including South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Afghanistan. PM Modi has also been awarded a United Nations honour.
Among the foreign political figures who have been conferred with this award include President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Chairman of the PRC Xi Jinping. In 2017, Chinese president Xi Jinping was awarded the Order of St Andrew the Apostle.
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