Through the mediation of Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and by the decrees of President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian, commander of the Third Army Corps, Major General Grigory Khachaturov, under whose leadership the subdivisions of the Armenian army brilliantly completed all the tasks of the army during battles, was awarded the first-class Order of the Combat Cross during a ceremony held at Sardarapat Memorial today.

Through the mediation of the Prime Minister and by the decrees of the President of Armenia, out of the active role-players of the victorious battles that took place in Tavush Province, 16 servicemen have been awarded the first-class Order of the Combat Cross, and 55 servicemen have been awarded the second-class Order of the Combat Cross.

Among the attendees of the ceremony are the President of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), the Catholicos of All Armenians, the Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, members of the Security Council, government officials, army generals and other officials.

Grigory Khachaturov is the son of Colonel-General, military figure of Armenia and former Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Yuri Khachaturov.

In August of this year, the operation for improvement of the military posts in the Chinari sector bordering Tavush Province was carried out under the command of Colonel Grigory Khachaturov, who is the commander of the military subdivisions of the Third Army Corps of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia and former chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia.