On Sunday, June 16th, 2019 Upon the invitation of His Grace Bishop Daniel Findikyan, Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and Very Rev. Fr. Tateos Abdalian, His Eminence Mor Dionysius John Kawak celebrated the Holy Liturgy at St. Garabed Armenian Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. During the Holy Liturgy, in his speech Archbishop Kawak mentioned about the historical and strong relationship between the Armenian and Syriac Churches and he mentioned that both churches shed the blood in order to preserve our Christian faith, as well as he spoke about the situation of the Christian in Syria.