President of Latvia Raimonds Vējonis awarded the Order of Three Stars to opera singer Aleksandrs Antoņenko for his merits in culture, bright artistic performance, and outstanding achievements in the art of opera on August 16. The artist was presented the Order of Three Stars, Class III whereby he was appointed as Commander of the Order of Three Stars.
When presenting the state award, the President of Latvia praised international success of Aleksandrs Antoņenko that was very important contribution to promotion of recognition of the name of Latvia and its culture beyond our national borders.
The Chapter of Orders decided on the awarding of Aleksandrs Antoņenko on April 7 this year.
