Mockow. This is the way the head of the Palestinian government Mahmoud Abbas highlighted the substantial contribution of the head of RussNeft into development and consolidation of Russian-Palestinian relations, strengthening of friendship and trust between the peoples.
The awarding ceremony was held in the city of Bethlehem within the frames of opening of the Russian Center for Science and Culture built with the support of the Russian businessman. The award is the evidence of Mikhail Gutseriev’s merits in the sphere of strengthening of cultural interrelation of the two peoples, development of a wide social dialog.
President of NK RussNeft Mikhail Gutseriev is a well-known charity provider and art patron. A number of orthodox churches, mosques, synagogues, lamaist temples were built and restored with his support, he sponsored implementation of large-scale projects in the fields of education, health, culture both in Russia and in other countries.