YEREVAN. - The center of Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC), Holy Etchmiadzin, welcomes the decision of Georgian parliament to grant legal status to Armenian Apostolic Church and expresses its gratitude to Georgian President Saakashvili, who closely cooperated with Apostolic Church on this issue, Holy Etchmiadzin spokesman Father Vahram Melikyan told Armenian News - NEWS.am, noting that this is a process, realized on the basis of agreement reached during the recent visit of the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II to Georgia. 

“During the visit, His Holiness Karekin II, and Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili have reached an agreement to solve the problems facing the Georgian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and Armenian community in this country. The first phase was to be the granting the legal status to AAC in Georgia. In this regard, the Georgian parliament in several readings voted for a bill that would grant legal status to number religious organizations operating in the country, "said Melikyan.