In 2012, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Armed Forces of Armenia, the cross that Ashot II is said to have carried into battle with him was declared the "Guardian of the Armenian Army" by Catholicos Karekin II.
In 2012, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Armenian Armed Forces, Catholicos Karekin II declared the cross that Ashot II is said to have carried into battle with him as the "Guardian of the Armenian Army".