Under the Decree issued by the President of the Russian Federation, General Director of OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel Mikhail Prokhorov was awarded the Order of Friendship for outstanding labor achievements and many years of dedicated service at work. President of Russia V. Putin signed the Decree on awarding national decorations of the Russian Federation on August 18, 2006.

Reference: Order of Friendship is awarded to citizens in recognition of their important contributions in support of friendship and cooperation among peoples and nations, their outstanding achievements in developing Russia’s economic and scientific potential, their particularly fruitful activity aimed at rapprochement and mutual reinforcement among cultures of peoples and nations and improvement of peaceful and friendly relations between countries.

Source: the company’s official web-site.