President confers military ranks on high-ranking officers
ArmInfo. On the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President Vahagn Khachaturyan signed decrees conferring the military ranks of major general to 5 officers of the RA Armed Forces.
According to Khachaturyan's decree, the rank of major general was awarded to: Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Arthur Yeroyan, Head of the General Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Colonel Samvel Movsisyan, Head of the Main Directorate of Personnel Policy of the Ministry of Defense Colonel Hrachya Stepanyan, First Deputy Chief of Operations Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Colonel Albert Baghdadyan, Commander of the Third Army Corps, Colonel Alexander Tsakanyan.
Immediately after the appearance of this message about the conferment of military ranks, publications began to appear in the Armenian segment of social networks and in the media regarding the fact that the above-mentioned individuals received ranks after they contributed to the surrender of the sovereign territories of Armenia to the enemy. The publications especially concerned the commander of the third army corps, Tsakanyan, who commands the Tavush direction. Even when there was talk that unilateral concessions were being planned in the direction of Tavush, the media wrote that Tsakanyan had long dreamed of the shoulder straps of a major general and would do whatever he was ordered to get them.
After publications of this kind appeared in the media, the Armenian Ministry of Defense issued a statement. In particular, it says: "With the coordination of certain circles, a number of "media" and persons who have never had anything to do with the defense of the Motherland, on May 24, on the occasion of the conferment of the military rank of major general to representatives of the Armed Forces, made publications in a clearly organized manner, containing accusations and elements of slander.
The Ministry of Defense urges you to refrain from attacks on the leadership of the Armed Forces, unnecessary, groundless speculation and slanderous publications against officers who have devotedly served the Motherland for decades.
The Ministry of Defense will investigate all such publications and will take all necessary legal measures to protect the honor and dignity of officers through appropriate legal procedures."