Honour Guard Company (Armenia)

The Honour Guard Company of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Պաշտպանության նախարարության Պատվո պահքի գումարտակը) is a military unit of Armed Forces of Armenia that performs protocol tasks for high-ranking officials at the Presidential Palace and the Prime Minister's Residence.

[3] The first official welcoming ceremony that the honour guard took part in was for the visit of Russian Defense Minister Pavel Grachev in 1994.

[citation needed] In 2010 and 2015, the soldiers from company took part in the Moscow Victory Day Parade and was considered by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as one of the best marching contingents in the latter.

The unit has had the following commanders:[3] After leading the drill routine during the 2011 military parade, President Serzh Sargsyan awarded Vardanyan with the "For Services to the Motherland" second degree medal.

[8] Colonel Hakobyan, a former Kremlin Cadet himself, led the Separate Regiment of Protection of the Armenian Army during the 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade on Red Square.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian President Robert Kocharyan inspecting the company during Putin's visit to Yerevan in 2001. Notice that they are presenting arms using AK-47 assault rifles with was used in the unit from 1991 to 2006.