YEREVAN. – President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan awarded Patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni posthumously.

The Patriarch was awarded St. Mesrop Mashtots medal for an exceptional contribution to the preservation and development of the spiritual values in the Diaspora.

Under another decree, Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II was awarded for his exceptional contribution to the preservation and development of national and religious values.