Armenian president Armen Sarkissian has signed a decree on awarding the rank of major general to the commander of the third army corps, colonel Grigory Khachaturov, Armenia president’s press service reported.

Grigory Khachaturov is the son of the former CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov.

Former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia and ex-CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov is a defendant in the criminal case into the tragic events that occurred in capital city Yerevan in March 2008.

He was released from custody on bail.