 Kazazian also served as a member of the Armenian National Assembly, which was established in 1863 and regulated the temporal matters of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire under the Millet system.Kazazian was given the title of "Pasha", an honorific reserved for the highest elite of the Empire, as well as a number of decorations by the sultan with whom he was a favorite.He was also awarded the Order of St. Gregory the Great by Pope Pius IX.