Russian president Vladimir Putin have signed a decree on decorating of the ex-ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to Russia Suren Sahakian with the Friendship order. RF president press service report states about that. Suren Shakian was decorated with the order for big contribution to the development and consolidation of Russia-Armenia friendship and cooperation. According to other decree, Putin decorated the head of the department of the Institute of the chemical physics, academician Lev Piruzian with the order "of Merit for the Motherland" in connection with his 65 anniversary.