Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded the Friendship Order to Azerbaijani film director, the People's Artist of Azerbaijan, a laureate of the State Prize, Vagif Mustafayev, for great contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation with the Russian Federation, the development of trade, economic and cultural relations, special merits in strengthening peace, friendship, cooperation and mutual understanding among peoples and fruitful activity for rapprochement and mutual enrichment of cultures of nations and nationalities, official web-portal of legal information of the Russian Federation reports.