In Irkutsk region, Governor Sergei Eroshchenko awarded the Medal For Love and Fidelity to 48 married couples from 42 municipalities. The award honors families married at least 25 years and faithful to family traditions. Since 2009, more than 120 couples have received it.
Today, the medals "For Love and Fidelity" were presented by the Governor of the Irkutsk Region, Sergey Eroshchenko, to 48 married couples from 42 municipalities of the Angara region.Before the ceremony began, the head of the region proposed observing a minute of silence in memory of those who died in the flood in Kuban and in the car accident in Ukraine.
The medal "For Love and Fidelity" is a public award bestowed upon citizens of the Russian Federation—spouses who registered their marriage at least 25 years ago and have preserved fidelity to family traditions and values. Since 2009, more than 120 married couples in the Irkutsk Region have been awarded the medal "For Love and Fidelity." The head of the region also presented the Order Medal "Parental Glory" to the family of Bolshikhshapka, Vladimir Pavlovich and Ekaterina Vasilyevna.
In 2012, the Ministry of Social Development, Guardianship and Trusteeship of the Irkutsk Region submitted petitions to the organizing committee for the holding of "Love and Fidelity Day in the Russian Federation" to award the medal "For Love and Fidelity" to 77 married couples living in the Irkutsk Region. The awarding of 29 married couples living in the northern districts of the Irkutsk Region will take place in the municipalities.