Armenian Apostolic Holy Church The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

With the Encyclical of His Holiness Karekin II, Van Bayburtyan, a Tbilisi Armenian, was awarded the "St. Sahak and St. Mesrop" medal. Van Baiburtyan is one of Tbilisi's public, political and community meritorious figures, the editor of the Armenian-language "Georgia" newspaper.