President Armen Sarkissian has signed the decrees according to which, Lieutenant General Tiran Khachatryan, First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia, and Major General Andranik Piloyan, commander of a military unit of the Defense Ministry, have been granted the title of National Hero and awarded the Order of the Homeland.

As per the decrees, they have been deserving of these honors in recognition of their exceptional services rendered in the defense and security of the Homeland, and their devotion and courage shown during the current hostilities.