The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a Decree ‘On Perpetuation of the Name of the First President of the Republiс of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov’ on January 25.
The document stipulates that the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan is to develop an action plan to perpetuate the memory of Islam Karimov taking into account the sincere wishes and will of our fellow citizens, given his great historical achievements in gaining national independence, security and prosperity.
Ministries and other government agencies are assigned with the construction of the memorial complex in Samarkand at the burial site of Islam Karimov, the establishment of monuments to the First President in the capital Tashkent, in Samarkand where he was born and grew up, and in Karshi where he worked as the head of the Kashkadarya regional administration, the establishment of Islam Karimov Scientific and Educational Memorial Complex in the Oqsaroy residence in Tashkent, placement of Islam Karimov National Charity Foundation on the same address, and Islam Karimov Museum in Samarkand.
The Tashkent State Technical University, the car plant in Asaka, the Palace of Arts in Ferghana, the Tashkent International Airport, central streets in the capital, regions and in the Republic of Karakalpakstan will be named after the first President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov.
It is planned to broadly celebrate the birthday of the First President of the country on January 30 annually, and designate September 2 as the Memory Day of the First President. On these dates, the media is expected to extensively cover the life and work of Islam Karimov.
The Decree has instituted Islam Karimov State Award for students of higher education institutions. What is planned also is the production of scientific and artistic works, documentaries and motion pictures about the life of Islam Karimov, and special stamps with his portrait are to be issued, as well.
The media are recommended to spotlight the activities related to the perpetuation of the memory of the First President of our country.
