2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member , ▁vice - pres ident ▁and ▁scientific ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁of ▁Western ▁Armen ia ▁( current ly ▁Armen ian ▁National ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁after ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁/ AN A AS /), ▁found ing ▁chief ▁editor ▁of ▁its ▁magazine ▁Git ak ▁( 2 0 1 5 - 2 0 1 9 ). ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁designer ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁awards , ▁and ▁symbols ▁of ▁the ▁mentioned ▁two ▁organizations : ▁( “ V lad imir ▁Vern ad sky ” ▁medal , ▁“ Peter ▁the ▁Great ” ▁order , ▁of ▁R AN S , ▁and ▁“ W ood row ▁Wilson ” ▁gold ▁medal ▁of ▁A NA AS , ▁also ▁award ▁papers , ▁se als ▁and ▁st amps ). ▁From ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Kar en ▁Kh ach at rian ▁stepped ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁administrative ▁positions ▁of ▁the ▁mentioned ▁two ▁organizations . ▁▁ ▁Kh ach at rian ▁( liter ary ▁name ▁Kh ach kar ) ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Writ ers ' ▁Association ▁of ▁Armen ia , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ists ' ▁Association ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁, ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Federation ▁of ▁Journal ists , ▁ ▁Executive ▁Vice - Ch air man ▁of ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Writ ers ▁Association ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁. ▁He ▁has ▁written ▁over ▁hundred ▁po ems , ▁mystery ▁nov els ▁and ▁short ▁stories , ▁historical