Order of Honour (Armenia)

Order of Honour
The insignia of the Order of Honour
Type	Civil order
Awarded for	Notable services in protecting the state and national interests of the Republic of Armenia, strengthening independence and democracy, promoting friendship with Armenia, and making a significant contribution to peace between peoples
Country	Armenia
Presented by	President of Armenia
Eligibility	Armenian and foreign citizens, collectives, diplomatic representatives, religious leaders, philanthropists, and public figures
Status	Active
Established	6 July 2000
Service ribbon
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots
Next (lower)	Order for Services to the Fatherland

The Order of Honour.

The Order of Honour (Armenian: Պատվո շքանշան) is a state award of Armenia. It was established on July 27, 2000. is offered for special services to the protection of the state and national interests of Armenia, to its independence and to the strengthening of democracy, as well as for significant contribution to the establishment, strengthening and development of friendship with Armenia and the promotion of peace between nations.

Criteria

The Order of Honour is awarded to:

• Heads of states and governments of foreign countries
• Diplomatic representatives of foreign countries
• Foreign political, economic, cultural and public figures, philanthropists
• Representatives of international organizations who are not citizens of Armenia
• Foreign religious figures

The ribbon of the order is azure blue.

Recipients

President Serzh Sargsyan awarded the Order of Honour to the prominent state figure Vladimir Movsissian.

• Tony Iommi

• Karen Shakhnazarov
• Nikita Simonyan
• Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
• Gevork Vartanyan
• Jean Jansem
• Michel Legrand
• Michel Platini
• Evgeny Kisin
• Tonino Guerra
• Brian May
• Gerard Collomb
• Vladimir Solovyov
• Vladimir Movsissian